CREAT(3)                  OpenBSD Programmer's Manual                 CREAT(3)

NAME
     creat - create a new file



SYNOPSIS
     #include <sys/types.h>
     #include <sys/stat.h>
     #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 Std1003.1-1990 (``POSIX'').

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

OpenBSD 2.6                      June 23, 1991                               1