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.\" @(#)write.2 6.6 (Berkeley) 3/10/91
.Fd #include <sys/types.h>
.Fn write "int d" "const char *buf" "size_t nbytes"
.Fn writev "int d" "struct iovec *iov" "int iovcnt"
of data to the object referenced by the descriptor
from the buffer pointed to by
performs the same action, but gathers the output data
buffers specified by the members of the
array: iov[0], iov[1], ..., iov[iovcnt\|-\|1].
.Bd -literal -offset indent -compact
entry specifies the base address and length of an area
in memory from which data should be written.
will always write a complete area before proceeding
On objects capable of seeking, the
given by the pointer associated with
the pointer is incremented by the number of bytes which were written.
Objects that are not capable of seeking always write from the current
position. The value of the pointer associated with such an object
If the real user is not the super-user, then
clears the set-user-id bit on a file.
This prevents penetration of system security
a writable set-user-id file
When using non-blocking I/O on objects such as sockets that are subject
may write fewer bytes than requested;
the return value must be noted,
and the remainder of the operation should be retried when possible.
Upon successful completion the number of bytes which were written
is returned. Otherwise a -1 is returned and the global variable
is set to indicate the error.
will fail and the file pointer will remain unchanged if:
is not a valid descriptor open for writing.
An attempt is made to write to a pipe that is not open
for reading by any process.
An attempt is made to write to a socket of type
that is not connected to a peer socket.
An attempt was made to write a file that exceeds the process's
file size limit or the maximum file size.
or data to be written to the file
points outside the process's allocated address space.
The pointer associated with
There is no free space remaining on the file system
The user's quota of disk blocks on the file system
containing the file has been exhausted.
An I/O error occurred while reading from or writing to the file system.
The file was marked for non-blocking I/O,
and no data could be written immediately.
may return one of the following errors:
was less than or equal to 0, or greater than 16.
array overflowed a 32-bit integer.
is expected to conform to IEEE Std 1003.1-1988