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From: friedl@vsi.COM (Stephen J. Friedl)
Newsgroups: comp.std.c
Subject: What's a good prototype for write(2)?
Message-ID: <902@vsi.COM>
Date: 25 Oct 88 08:10:30 GMT
Article-I.D.: vsi.902
Distribution: comp
Organization: V-Systems, Inc. -- Santa Ana, CA
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What is a proper prototype for write(2)?  It would have to
be one of:

	extern int write(int, const void *, unsigned);
or
	extern int write(int, const void *, int);

both of which are wrong in some respect.  I've seen
the first used, but how does this deal with a successful
write very near the maximum unsigned value?  The return
would then appear to be negative.

     Steve

P.S. - I know that write(2) is not specified in the dpANS.

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