csci4061/notes/05-io-files-pipes-code/write_readable.c
Michael Zhang 041f660ccd
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2018-01-29 17:28:37 -06:00

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// Writes data to a file which is readable and writable by the user by
// specificying permissions
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#define BUFSIZE 128
int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
char *outfile = "readable.txt";
printf("Opening file %s\n",outfile);
mode_t mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
int out_fd = open(outfile,O_WRONLY | O_CREAT, mode); // open for writing and create if needed, WITH PERMISSIONS
if(out_fd == -1){ // check result and fail if not opened
perror("Couldn't open output file");
exit(1);
}
printf("Writing to file %s\n",outfile);
char outbuf[BUFSIZE] = "here is some text to write"; // what to write
int bytes_written = write(out_fd, outbuf, BUFSIZE); // do th write
if(bytes_written == -1){ // check for errors
perror("Failed to read from file");
exit(1);
}
printf("Wrote %d bytes to %s\n",bytes_written,outfile);
if(close(out_fd) == -1){ // check for errors on close
perror("Couldn't close file");
}
return 0;
}