@kszongic/tmpfile-cli

Create temporary files and directories from the command line. Zero dependencies. Works on macOS, Linux, and Windows.

Install

npm i -g @kszongic/tmpfile-cli

Usage

# Create an empty temp file
tmpfile
# /tmp/tmp-a1b2c3d4e5f6

# Create a temp directory
tmpfile -d

# With extension
tmpfile -s .json

# With prefix and suffix
tmpfile -p log- -s .txt

# Write content directly
tmpfile -c "hello world"

# Pipe stdin
echo "some data" | tmpfile

# Custom base directory
tmpfile -t ./my-tmp

# Dry run (just print the path)
tmpfile --dry-run -s .log

Options

| Flag | Description | |------|-------------| | -d, --dir | Create a directory instead of a file | | -p, --prefix STR | Name prefix (default: tmp-) | | -s, --suffix STR | Name suffix / extension | | -t, --tmpdir DIR | Base directory (default: os.tmpdir()) | | -c, --content STR | Write content to the file | | --dry-run | Print path without creating anything | | -h, --help | Show help | | -v, --version | Show version |

License

MIT © 2026 kszongic