This topic, "File Access", describes operations which work with entire files. Functions which read and write the contents of files are described at Stdio Stream file operations - Buffered access of files and devices. fopen, fputc, fgetc, et al.

File filtering and processing - Methods of filtering and processing files. (character translation, comparison, search, sort, word counts, etc.)

Text File Output - Methods of printing and displaying text files.

See also: File Information - Obtaining file information (status, configuration, et al)

See also: File Access Limits - Limiting access to files (permissions, locking, et al)

shar(1) - create a shell archive of files {oss}

tar(1) - tape archiver {oss}

cpio(1) - copy file archives in and out {oss}

mktemp(1) - make temporary file name {oss}

Applications and Utilities

creat (3) - create a new file {oss}

remove (3) - remove a file or directory {oss}

open (2) - open or create a file for reading or writing {oss}

tempnam tmpfile tmpnam (3) - temporary file routines {oss}

mktemp mkdtemp mkstemp (3) - make temporary file name (unique) {oss}

pathconf fpathconf (2) - get configurable pathname variables {oss}

fsync (2) - synchronize a file's in-core state with that on disk {oss}

truncate ftruncate (2) - truncate a file to a specified length {oss}

link (2) - make a hard file link {oss}

mknod (2) - make a special file node {oss}

symlink (2) - make symbolic link to a file {oss}

readlink (2) - read value of a symbolic link {oss}

unlink (2) - remove directory entry {oss}

getfh (2) - get file handle {oss}

Libraries and Functions

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Low level file and device operations - Unbuffered access of files and devices. (ioctl, fcntl, /dev, et al)

See also: Directory Access - Accessing directories of files, browsing, management, et al.

See also: File System Information - Obtaining information of the filesystem as a whole. Status of disk subsystems, capacity, etc.

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