* <p>
* This command creates a temporary directory. The
* "template" parameter should be a full pathname for the
- * temporary directory with the six characters being
- * "XXXXXX".
+ * temporary directory name with the final six characters
+ * being "XXXXXX".
* <p>
- * For example: "/tmp/tmpXXXXXX" or "/Temp/tmpXXXXXX", the
- * second one being suitable for Windows.
+ * For example: "/tmp/myprogXXXXXX" or
+ * "/Temp/myprogXXXXXX", the second one being suitable for
+ * Windows filesystems.
* <p>
* The name of the temporary directory that was created is
* returned.
* <p>
+ * The temporary directory is created with mode 0700 and is
+ * owned by root.
+ * <p>
* The caller is responsible for deleting the temporary
* directory and its contents after use.
* <p>