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)