csci4061/notes/06-files-dirs-code/file-hole2.c
Michael Zhang 041f660ccd
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2018-01-29 17:28:37 -06:00

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// Create a file with a gap. Examine contents of holey.txt to see a
// gap created by text.
//
// Inspired by Stevens/Rago Fig 3.2
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <string.h>
int main(void) {
int flags = O_WRONLY | O_CREAT;
mode_t perms = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
char buf1[] = "ZYXW";
int fd = open("holey.txt", flags,perms);
lseek(fd, 20, SEEK_SET); // offset now = 20
write(fd, buf1, strlen(buf1)); // write data from 30-39
close(fd);
exit(0);
}