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[gnulib.git]
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doc
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posix-functions
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open.texi
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@section @code{open}
@findex open
@section @code{open}
@findex open
-POSIX specification:
@url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh
/open.html}
+POSIX specification:
@* @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions
/open.html}
-Gnulib module: open
+Gnulib module: open
, fchdir
-Portability problems fixed by
Gnulib
:
+Portability problems fixed by
the Gnulib module open
:
@itemize
@item
@itemize
@item
+This function does not fail when the file name argument ends in a slash
+and (without the slash) names a nonexistent file or a file that is not a
+directory, on some platforms:
+FreeBSD 7.2, AIX 7.1, HP-UX 11.00, Solaris 9, Irix 5.3.
+@item
On Windows platforms (excluding Cygwin), this function does usually not
recognize the @file{/dev/null} filename.
@end itemize
On Windows platforms (excluding Cygwin), this function does usually not
recognize the @file{/dev/null} filename.
@end itemize
+Portability problems fixed by the Gnulib module fchdir:
+@itemize
+@item
+On Windows platforms (excluding Cygwin), this function fails to open a
+read-only descriptor for directories.
+@end itemize
+
Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
@item
Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
@item