NAME

       open_append - open a file for appending

SYNTAX

       #include <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)