# Tempfile.new("foo") --\> /tmp/foo123.0 \*NOT\* /tmp/foo.123.0 like docs says **URL:** \ **Category:** ruby-talk\ **Created:** [7 June 2006 05:09 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/tempfile-new-foo-tmp-foo123-0-not-tmp-foo-123-0-like-docs-says/28046 "2006-06-07T05:09:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Philip\_Hallstrom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Philip\_Hallstrom](https://rubytalk.org/u/Philip_Hallstrom)\ **Post date:** [7 June 2006 05:09 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/tempfile-new-foo-tmp-foo123-0-not-tmp-foo-123-0-like-docs-says/28046/1 "2006-06-07T05:09:04Z")
Hi all - Just noticed that the documentation for Tempfile.new says:    Creates a temporary file of mode 0600 in the temporary directory whose    name is basename.pid.n .... But it's actually basenamepid.n. Line 70 of tempfile.rb says:    sprintf('%s%d.%d', basename, $$, n) Who and where should I let know about this? Thanks! -philip ---
**Author:** ![Yukihiro\_Matsumoto2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Yukihiro\_Matsumoto2](https://rubytalk.org/u/Yukihiro_Matsumoto2)\ **Post date:** [7 June 2006 07:21 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/tempfile-new-foo-tmp-foo123-0-not-tmp-foo-123-0-like-docs-says/28046/2 "2006-06-07T07:21:53Z")
Hi, > **ยทยทยท** > > In message "Re: Tempfile.new("foo") --\> /tmp/foo123.0 \*NOT\* /tmp/foo.123.0 like docs says..." on Wed, 7 Jun 2006 14:09:04 +0900, Philip Hallstrom \ writes: > > > Just noticed that the documentation for Tempfile.new says: > > > >   Creates a temporary file of mode 0600 in the temporary directory whose > >   name is basename.pid.n .... > > > > But it's actually basenamepid.n. Line 70 of tempfile.rb says: > > > >   sprintf('%s%d.%d', basename, $$, n) > > Hmm, it's a documentation error. Thank you for the report. > >               matz.