NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     creat -- create a new file

LIBRARY    [Toc]    [Back]

     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <fcntl.h>

     int
     creat(const char *path, mode_t mode);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     This interface is made obsolete by: open(2).

     The creat() function is the same as:

	   open(path, O_CREAT | O_TRUNC | O_WRONLY, mode);

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     open(2)

HISTORY    [Toc]    [Back]

     The creat() function appeared in Version 6 AT&T UNIX.


FreeBSD 5.2.1			 June 2, 1993			 FreeBSD 5.2.1