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Groff
19 lines
608 B
Groff
24 years ago
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.TH open_append 3
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.SH NAME
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open_append \- open a file for appending
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.SH SYNTAX
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.B #include <open.h>
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extern int \fBopen_append\fP(const char *\fIfilename\fR);
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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open_append opens the file \fIfilename\fR for appending write-only use
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and returns the file handle. If it does not exist, it will be created
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with mode 0600. If there was an error opening or creating the file,
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open_append returns -1 and sets errno accordingly.
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All write operations will append after the last byte, regardless of
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previous calls to lseek(2) or other processes also appending to the
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same file.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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open(2)
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