@@ -217,11 +217,11 @@ def mktmpsomething(prefix, randchars, createfunc):

     return dirname

 __all__.append("mktmpsomething")

-def mktmpdir(prefix = "/tmp/tmpdir-", randchars = 10):

+def mktmpdir(prefix = os.getenv('TMP','/tmp') + "/tmpdir-", randchars = 10):

     return mktmpsomething(prefix, randchars, os.mkdir)

 __all__.append("mktmpdir")

-def mktmpfile(prefix = "/tmp/tmpfile-", randchars = 20):

+def mktmpfile(prefix = os.getenv('TMP','/tmp') + "/tmpfile-", randchars = 20):

     createfunc = lambda filename : os.close(os.open(filename, os.O_CREAT | os.O_EXCL))

     return mktmpsomething(prefix, randchars, createfunc)

 __all__.append("mktmpfile")

@@ -418,8 +418,13 @@ about matching file names against exclude and include rules.

 For example to exclude all files with ".jpg" extension except those beginning with a number use:

 .PP

 	\-\-exclude '*.jpg' \-\-rinclude '[0-9].*\.jpg'

+

+.SH ENVIRONMENT

+.TP

+.B TMP

+Directory used to write temp files (/tmp by default)

 .SH SEE ALSO

-For the most up to date list of options run 

+For the most up to date list of options run

 .B s3cmd \-\-help

 .br

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