NAME

       gfs_pio_open - open a file in the Gfarm file system

SYNOPSIS

       #include <gfarm/gfarm.h>

       gfarm_error_t gfs_pio_open (const char * gfarm_url, int flags, GFS_File * gfp);

DESCRIPTION

       gfs_pio_open() opens a file in the Gfarm file system specified by gfarm_url, and returns a
       GFS_File structure to the address pointed by gfp.  gfarm_url is a path name in  the  Gfarm
       file system, or a Gfarm URL in the form of gfarm://metaserver:port/path/name.

       Values  of flags are constructed by a bitwise-inclusive-OR of the following list.  Exactly
       one of the first three values should be specified:

       GFARM_FILE_RDONLY
              Open for reading only.

       GFARM_FILE_WRONLY
              Open for writing only.

       GFARM_FILE_RDWR
              Open for reading and writing.

       GFARM_FILE_TRUNC
              If the file already exist and is a regular file, it will be truncated to  length  0
              if the open mode allows writing.

RETURN VALUES

       GFARM_ERR_NO_ERROR
              The function terminated successfully.

       GFARM_ERR_IS_A_DIRECTORY
              gfarm_url refers to a directory.

       GFARM_ERR_IS_A_SYMBOLIC_LINK
              gfarm_url refers to a symbolic link.

       GFARM_ERR_OPERATION_NOT_PERMITTED
              gfarm_url refers to not a regular file.

       GFARM_ERR_NO_SUCH_OBJECT
              A component used as a directory in gfarm_url does not exist.

       GFARM_ERR_NOT_A_DIRECTORY
              A component used as a directory in gfarm_url is not, in fact, a directory.

       GFARM_ERR_PERMISSION_DENIED
              The  requested  access  to  the  file  is not allowed, or one of the directories in
              gfarm_url did not allow search (execute) permission.  Or, the authentication to the
              metadata server fails.

       GFARM_ERR_NO_MEMORY
              Insufficient memory was available.

       GFARM_ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT
              flags is not valid.

       GFARM_ERR_GFARM_URL_HOST_IS_MISSING
              gfarm_url does not include a metadata server.

       GFARM_ERR_GFARM_URL_PORT_IS_MISSING
              gfarm_url does not include a port number of the metadata server.

       GFARM_ERR_UNKNOWN_HOST
              The metadata server cannot be resolved.

       GFARM_ERR_TOO_MANY_OPEN_FILES
              The process opens too many files.

       GFARM_ERR_TOO_MANY_OPEN_FILES_IN_SYSTEM
              The system limit on the total number of open files has been reached.

       GFARM_ERR_NETWORK_IS_UNREACHABLE
              Network is unrechable.

       GFARM_ERR_OPERATION_TIMED_OUT
              Connetion timeout occurs.

       GFARM_ERR_PROTOCOL
              Protocol error occurs.

       GFARM_ERR_BROKEN_PIPE
              Connection to the metadata server is broken.

       GFARM_ERR_PROTOCOL_NOT_SUPPORTED
              Specified authentication protocol is not supported.

       GFARM_ERR_AUTHENTICATION
              User authentication failed when connecting to the metadata server.

       Others An error except the above occurred.  The reason is shown by gfarm_error_string(3).

SEE ALSO

       gfs_pio_close(3),  gfs_pio_create(3),  gfs_pio_eof(3), gfs_pio_error(3), gfs_pio_flush(3),
       gfs_pio_getc(3), gfs_pio_getline(3), gfs_pio_open(3), gfs_pio_putc(3), gfs_pio_putline(3),
       gfs_pio_puts(3), gfs_pio_read(3), gfs_pio_seek(3), gfs_pio_ungetc(3), gfs_pio_write(3)