AFAIK, "w" replaces the file and "ax" returns an error.
On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 9:30 AM, Mark Volkmann <r.mark.volkm...@gmail.com>wrote: > On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 8:42 AM, Ben Noordhuis <i...@bnoordhuis.nl> wrote: > > On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 3:28 PM, Mark Volkmann <r.mark.volkm...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 8:00 AM, Ben Noordhuis <i...@bnoordhuis.nl> > wrote: > >>> On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 12:08 AM, Mark Volkmann > >>> <r.mark.volkm...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>> The fs documentation says "Exclusive mode (O_EXCL) ensures that path > >>>> is newly created." > >>>> Does that make sense for "ax" and "ax+" that append to an existing > file? > >>> > >>> No. > >> > >> I'm confused then why the modes "ax" and "ax+" exist. > > > > Sorry, I should've been less brief. > > > > The crux is "append to an existing file" - that never happens because > > ax and ax+ either create a new file or fail. The new file is opened in > > append mode. > > Suppose the file already exists. What is the difference between using > "w" and "ax"? They seem the same. > > -- > R. Mark Volkmann > Object Computing, Inc. > > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en
