NAME
creat —
create a new file
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <fcntl.h>
int
creat(
const char
*path,
mode_t mode);
DESCRIPTION
This interface is
made obsolete by:
open(2).
creat() is the same as:
open(path, O_CREAT | O_TRUNC | O_WRONLY, mode);
SEE ALSO
open(2)
STANDARDS
The
creat() function call conforms to
IEEE
Std 1003.1-1990 (“POSIX.1”).
HISTORY
The
creat() function call appeared in
Version 6 AT&T UNIX.