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5.1 `fopen64'--open a large file
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdio.h>
FILE *fopen64(const char *FILE, const char *MODE);
FILE *_fopen64_r(void *REENT,
const char *FILE, const char *MODE);
DESCRIPTION
`fopen64' is identical to `fopen' except it opens a large file that is
potentially >2GB in size. See `fopen' for further details.
RETURNS
`fopen64' return a file pointer which you can use for other file opera‐
tions, unless the file you requested could not be opened; in that situ‐
ation, the result is `NULL'. If the reason for failure was an invalid
string at MODE, `errno' is set to `EINVAL'.
PORTABILITY
`fopen64' is a glibc extension.
Supporting OS subroutines required: `close', `fstat64', `isatty',
`lseek64', `open64', `read', `sbrk', `write'.
SEE ALSOfopen64 is part of the library. The full documentation for is main‐
tained as a Texinfo manual. If info and are properly installed at your
site, the command
info
will give you access to the complete manual.
NEWLIB April 2010 FOPEN64(3)
