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- fcntl handle attribute [value]
- This command either sets or clears a file option or
- returns its current value. If value are not specified,
- then the current value of attribute is returned. The
- following attributes may be specified:
-
- RDONLY - The file is opened for reading only. (Get
- only)
-
- WRONLY - The file is opened for writing only. (Get
- only)
-
- RDWR - The file is opened for reading and writing.
- (Get only)
-
- READ - If the file is readable. (Get only).
-
- WRITE - If the file is writable. (Get only).
-
- APPEND - The file is opened for append-only writes.
- All writes will be forced to the end of the file.
-
- NONBLOCK - The file is to be accessed with non-blocking
- I/O. See the read system call for a description of how
- it affects the behavior of file reads.
-
- CLOEXEC - Close the file on an process exec. If the
- execl command or some other mechanism causes the
- process to do an exec, the file will be closed if this
- option is set.
-
- NOBUF - The file is not buffered. If set, then there no
- stdio buffering for the file.
-
- LINEBUF - Output the file will be line buffered. The
- buffer will be flushed when a newline is written, when
- the buffer is full, or when input is requested.
-
- The APPEND, NONBLOCK, and CLOEXEC attributes may be set
- or cleared by specifying the attribute name and a value
- 1 to set the attribute and 0 to clear it.
-
- The NOBUF and LINEBUF attributes may only be set (a
- value of 1) and only one of the options may be
- selected. Once set, it may not be changed. These
- options should be set before any I/O operations have
- been done on the file or data may be lost.
-