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diff --git a/man/man2type/open_how.2type b/man/man2type/open_how.2type new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b2e3fbf --- /dev/null +++ b/man/man2type/open_how.2type @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 2022 by Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org> +.\" +.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: Linux-man-pages-copyleft +.\" +.\" +.TH open_how 2type 2024-05-02 "Linux man-pages (unreleased)" +.SH NAME +open_how \- how to open a pathname +.SH LIBRARY +Linux kernel headers +.SH SYNOPSIS +.EX +.B #include <linux/openat2.h> +.P +.B struct open_how { +.BR " u64 flags;" " /* " O_ "* flags */" +.BR " u64 mode;" " /* Mode for " O_ { CREAT , TMPFILE "} */" +.BR " u64 resolve;" " /* " RESOLVE_ "* flags */" + /* ... */ +.B }; +.EE +.SH DESCRIPTION +Specifies how a pathname should be opened. +.P +The fields are as follows: +.TP +.I flags +This field specifies the file creation and file status flags +to use when opening the file. +.TP +.I mode +This field specifies the mode for the new file. +.TP +.I resolve +This is a bit mask of flags that modify the way in which +.I all +components of a pathname will be resolved +(see +.BR path_resolution (7) +for background information). +.SH VERSIONS +Extra fields may be appended to the structure, +with a zero value in a new field resulting in +the kernel behaving as though that extension field was not present. +Therefore, a user +.I must +zero-fill this structure on initialization. +.SH STANDARDS +Linux. +.SH SEE ALSO +.BR openat2 (2) |