minix man page for write

WRITE(2)							System Calls Manual							  WRITE(2)

NAME
       write - write output

SYNOPSIS
       #include <sys/types.h>
       #include <unistd.h>

       ssize_t write(int d, const void *buf, size_t nbytes)

DESCRIPTION
       Write attempts to write nbytes of data to the object referenced by the descriptor d from the buffer pointed to by buf.

       On  objects  capable  of  seeking,  the	write starts at a position given by the pointer associated with d, see lseek(2).  Upon return from
       write, the pointer is incremented by the number of bytes actually written.

       Objects that are not capable of seeking always write from the current position.	The value of the pointer associated with such an object is
       undefined.

       When  using  non-blocking  I/O  on  objects  such  as  TCP/IP  channels	that are subject to flow control, write may write fewer bytes than
       requested; the return value must be noted, and the remainder of the operation should be retried when possible.

RETURN VALUE
       Upon successful completion the number of bytes actually written is returned.  Otherwise a -1 is returned and the global variable  errno	is
       set to indicate the error.

ERRORS
       Write will fail and the file pointer will remain unchanged if one or more of the following are true:

       [EBADF]	      D is not a valid descriptor open for writing.

       [EPIPE]	      An attempt is made to write to a pipe that is not open for reading by any process.

       [EPIPE]	      An attempt is made to write to a TCP channel that is not connected to a peer socket.

       [EFBIG]	      An attempt was made to write a file that exceeds the process's file size limit or the maximum file size.

       [EFAULT]       Part of the data to be written to the file points outside the process's allocated address space.

       [ENOSPC]       There is no free space remaining on the file system containing the file.

       [EIO]	      An I/O error occurred while reading from or writing to the file system.

       [EAGAIN]       The file was marked for non-blocking I/O, and no data could be written immediately.

SEE ALSO
       fcntl(2), lseek(2), open(2), pipe(2), read(2).

4th Berkeley Distribution					   May 14, 1986 							  WRITE(2)