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CREAT(2)                    BSD System Calls Manual                   CREAT(2)

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).

     The creat() function is the same as:

           open(path, O_CREAT | O_TRUNC | O_WRONLY, mode);

SEE ALSO
     open(2)

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

BSD                              June 2, 1993                              BSD