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diff --git a/chapter06/mktemp.xml b/chapter06/mktemp.xml
index 3e2e6226c..42a6c662f 100644
--- a/chapter06/mktemp.xml
+++ b/chapter06/mktemp.xml
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
<indexterm zone="ch-system-mktemp"><primary sortas="a-Mktemp">Mktemp</primary></indexterm>
<sect2 role="package"><title/>
-<para>The Mktemp package contains programs used to create secure temporary
-files in shell scripts.</para>
<segmentedlist>
<segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
@@ -19,16 +17,12 @@ files in shell scripts.</para>
<seglistitem><seg>0.1 SBU</seg><seg>317 KB</seg></seglistitem>
</segmentedlist>
-<para>The installation dependencies for Mktemp haven't been checked yet.</para>
-
</sect2>
<sect2 role="installation">
<title>Installation of Mktemp</title>
-<para>Many scripts still use the deprecated <command>tempfile</command>
-program, which has functionality much the same as <command>mktemp</command>.
-Patch Mktemp to include a <command>tempfile</command> wrapper:</para>
+<para>Apply a patch:</para>
<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../mktemp-&mktemp-version;-add_tempfile-1.patch</userinput></screen>
@@ -36,17 +30,6 @@ Patch Mktemp to include a <command>tempfile</command> wrapper:</para>
<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --with-libc</userinput></screen>
-<para>The meaning of the configure option:</para>
-
-<variablelist>
-<varlistentry>
-<term><parameter>--with-libc</parameter></term>
-<listitem><para>This causes the <command>mktemp</command> program to
-use the <emphasis>mkstemp</emphasis> and <emphasis>mkdtemp</emphasis>
-functions from the system C library.</para></listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-</variablelist>
-
<para>Compile the package:</para>
<screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen>
@@ -61,30 +44,7 @@ make install-tempfile</userinput></screen>
<sect2 id="contents-mktemp" role="content"><title>Contents of Mktemp</title>
-<segmentedlist>
-<segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
-<seglistitem><seg>mktemp, tempfile</seg></seglistitem>
-</segmentedlist>
-
-<variablelist><title>Short descriptions</title>
-
-<varlistentry id="mktemp">
-<term><command>mktemp</command></term>
-<listitem>
-<indexterm zone="ch-system-mktemp mktemp"><primary sortas="b-mktemp">mktemp</primary></indexterm>
-<para>creates temporary files in a secure manner. It is used in scripts.</para>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-
-<varlistentry id="tempfile">
-<term><command>tempfile</command></term>
-<listitem>
-<indexterm zone="ch-system-mktemp tempfile"><primary sortas="b-tempfile">tempfile</primary></indexterm>
-<para>creates temporary files in a less secure manner than
-<command>mktemp</command>. It is installed for backwards-compatibility.</para>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-</variablelist>
+<para>See testing</para>
</sect2>