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[Documentation] Can the main README specify whether it works on windows or not

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Description

Can the main README specify whether it works on windows or not?

I work mostly on Linux and here everything works well.

Recently I had a use case to also use windows, and delete pages from a .pdf
file. For this I create a backup file first. In the past I was copying the .pdf
file to a temp directory, but this is not always available, so I was thinking
of also adding support for tempfile, and then letting the user decide
what to use. It would be helpful to know whether tempfile works on
windows as-is, and whether there are any issues in this regard.

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Start with the main README and review how tempfile is expected to work on Windows for the PDF backup use case described. Verify whether the current behavior works as-is and identify any relevant caveats, then document the supported status and limitations in the README.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ruby
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
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Stale
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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