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diff --git a/tempfile.h b/tempfile.h
index 4de3bc77d2..d7804a214a 100644
--- a/tempfile.h
+++ b/tempfile.h
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ struct tempfile {
FILE *volatile fp;
volatile pid_t owner;
struct strbuf filename;
+ size_t directorylen;
};
/*
@@ -199,6 +200,18 @@ static inline struct tempfile *xmks_tempfile(const char *filename_template)
}
/*
+ * Attempt to create a temporary directory in $TMPDIR and to create and
+ * open a file in that new directory. Derive the directory name from the
+ * template in the manner of mkdtemp(). Arrange for directory and file
+ * to be deleted if the program exits before they are deleted
+ * explicitly. On success return a tempfile whose "filename" member
+ * contains the full path of the file and its "fd" member is open for
+ * writing the file. On error return NULL and set errno appropriately.
+ */
+struct tempfile *mks_tempfile_dt(const char *directory_template,
+ const char *filename);
+
+/*
* Associate a stdio stream with the temporary file (which must still
* be open). Return `NULL` (*without* deleting the file) on error. The
* stream is closed automatically when `close_tempfile_gently()` is called or