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  4. Use Dir tmpdir with File join to create a platform-independent way of creating a temporary file
require 'tmpdir'
tempfilename = File.join(Dir.tmpdir, "myapp.dat")
tempfile = File.new(tempfilename, "w")
tempfile.puts "This is only temporary"
tempfile.close
File.delete(tempfilename)