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 == Access a file or a directory ==
       /**
-       * Create a temporary directory.
+       * Create a temporary file in the system-defined temporary directory (if it exists). This file is deleted when the process closes or when the file is closed, whichever happens first.
        *
-      * Note: For the time being, there is no guarantee *when* the temporary directory is cleaned
+       * @param {string=} name An optional name that can be used for debugging purposes as a template for the name of the file created.
-      *
+       */
-       * @returns {RawDir} a descriptor which may be used to access this directory
+      createTempFile: function(name) {
-       */
+  	//Unix:        uses cached [nsIDirectoryService] to get temporary directoy, [mkstemp] and [this.openFile]
-      createTempDirectory: function() {
+  	//Windows:     uses cached [nsIDirectoryService] to get temporary directory, [GetTempFileName] + [CreateFile] http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa363875%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
-  	//Unix:    [Files.tmpdir] followed by [mkdtemp] and [Files.openDirectory]
-  	//Windows: [Files.tmpdir] followed by [GetTempFileName] and [Files.openDirectory]
       },
 == General utilities ==