Name: open - open for reading or writing

Syntax:   int open (char *path, int oflag [int mode ] )

Description:
        Open a file.

See Also:
        chmod(2), close(2), creat(2), dup(2), fcntl(2), lseek(2),
        read(2), umask(2), write(2).

Bugs:
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