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int fd = open(file_name, O_CREAT | O_EXCL | O_WRONLY, new_file_mode);
if (fd == -1) {
/* Handle Error */
}
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The ability to determine if an existing file has been opened, or a new file has been created provides greater assurance that the file accessed is the one that was intended.
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References
- Seacord 05 Chapter 7, File I/O
- ISO/IEC 9899-1999 Sections 7.19.3, Files
- ISO/IEC 9899-1999 Sections 7.19.4, Operations on Files
- Open Group 04 The open function