creat(2)                       DG/UX R4.11MU05                      creat(2)


NAME
       creat - create a new file or rewrite an existing one

SYNOPSIS
       #include <fcntl.h>
       #include <sys/types.h>
       #include <sys/stat.h>

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

   where:
       path      Address of a pathname

       mode      Protection mode of the new file

DESCRIPTION
       Creat(2) is equivalent to:

          open(path, OWRONLY | OCREAT | OTRUNC, mode).

       See open(2) for more details.

ACCESS CONTROL
       Same as for the open system call.

RETURN VALUE
       See open(2).

DIAGNOSTICS
       See open(2).

SEE ALSO
       chmod(2), close(2), dup(2), fcntl(2), lseek(2), open(2), read(2),
       umask(2), write(2), stat(5).


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