C system calls open / read / write / close problem.
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Hello, given the following code (it's supposed to write "hellowolrd" in a "helloworld" file, and then read the text):
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#define FNAME "helloworld"
int main(){
int filedes, nbytes;
char buf[128];
/* Creates a file */
if((filedes=open(FNAME, O_CREAT | O_EXCL | O_WRONLY | O_APPEND,
S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR)) == -1){
write(2, "Error1\n", 7);
}
/* Writes hellow world to file */
if(write(filedes, FNAME, 10) != 10)
write(2, "Error2\n", 7);
/* Close file */
close(filedes);
if((filedes = open(FNAME, O_RDONLY))==-1)
write(2, "Error3\n", 7);
/* Prints file contents on screen */
if((nbytes=read(filedes, buf, 128)) == -1)
write(2, "Error4\n", 7);
if(write(1, buf, nbytes) != nbytes)
write(2, "Error5\n", 7);
/* Close rile afte read */
close(filedes);
return (0);
}
The first time i run the program, the output is:
helloworld
After that every time I to run the program, the output is:
Error1
Error2
helloworld
I don't understand why the text isn't appended, as I've specified the O_APPEND file. Is it because I've included O_CREAT ? It the file is already created, shouldn't O_CREAT be ignored ?
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