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CREAT(3)                   Library Functions Manual                   CREAT(3)

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 1 AT&T UNIX.

NetBSD 10.99                   September 1, 2019                  NetBSD 10.99