From ef4e158c736d067304164c3daa763e4f425af248 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Eggert Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 09:34:06 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] manual: clarify fopen with the x flag * manual/stdio.texi (Opening Streams): Say how glibc's implementation of fopen with "x" follows ISO C11. --- manual/stdio.texi | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/manual/stdio.texi b/manual/stdio.texi index bbd3061..8051603 100644 --- a/manual/stdio.texi +++ b/manual/stdio.texi @@ -216,7 +216,9 @@ exists, @code{fopen} fails rather than opening it. If you use file. This is equivalent to the @code{O_EXCL} option to the @code{open} function (@pxref{Opening and Closing Files}). -The @samp{x} modifier is part of @w{ISO C11}. +The @samp{x} modifier is part of @w{ISO C11}, which says the file is +created with exclusive access; in @theglibc{} this means the +equivalent of @code{O_EXCL}. @end table The character @samp{b} in @var{opentype} has a standard meaning; it -- 2.7.4