NAME

       open_append - open a file for appending

SYNTAX

       #include <libowfat/open.h>

       int open_append(const char *filename);

DESCRIPTION

       open_append opens the file filename for appending write-only use and returns the file handle.  If it does
       not  exist,  it  will  be  created  with  mode 0600.  If there was an error opening or creating the file,
       open_append returns -1 and sets errno accordingly.

       All write operations will append after the last byte, regardless of previous calls to lseek(2)  or  other
       processes also appending to the same file.

SEE ALSO

       open(2)

                                                                                                  open_append(3)