CREAT(3) Library Functions Manual CREAT(3)
NAME
creatcreate 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).
 
creat() is the same as:
open(path, O_CREAT | O_TRUNC | O_WRONLY, mode);
SEE ALSO
STANDARDS
The creat() function call conforms to IEEE Std 1003.1-1990 (“POSIX.1”).
HISTORY
The creat() function call appeared in Version 6 AT&T UNIX.