Write (system call)
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write-system-call-167-1466828
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Write (system call)
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The write is one of the most basic routines provided by a Unix-like operating system kernel. It writes data from a buffer declared by the user to a given device, such as a file. This is the primary way to output data from a program by directly using a system call. The destination is identified by a numeric code. The data to be written, for instance a piece of text, is defined by a pointer and a size, given in number of bytes. write thus takes three arguments:
- The file code.
- The pointer t
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System call in a Unix-like operating system kernel
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Write_(system_call)
date created:
2011-08-25T04:56:09Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T03:53:39Z
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