# Tempfile naming

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tempfile-naming/179835>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [December 5, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tempfile-naming/179835 "2009-12-05T00:00:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![weyus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/7ab992/32.png) [@weyus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/weyus)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tempfile-naming/179835/1 "2009-12-05T00:00:39Z")

</div>

Is there any way to influence/control the naming of a Tempfile file?

Thanks,  
Wes

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![weyus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/7ab992/32.png) [@weyus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/weyus)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 1:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tempfile-naming/179835/2 "2009-12-05T01:42:44Z")

</div>

Wes G. wrote:

> Is there any way to influence/control the naming of a Tempfile file?

Looks like the constructor takes a name parameter.

> Thanks,  
> Wes

Best,  
–Â  
Marnen Laibow-Koser  
[http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org)  
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid