redhat man page for mpi_file_open

MPI_File_open(3)						       MPI-2							  MPI_File_open(3)

NAME
       MPI_File_open -	Opens a file

SYNOPSIS
       #include "mpi.h"
       int MPI_File_open(MPI_Comm comm, char *filename, int amode,
			 MPI_Info info, MPI_File *fh)

INPUT PARAMETERS
       comm   - communicator (handle)
       filename
	      - name of file to open (string)
       amode  - file access mode (integer)
       info   - info object (handle)

OUTPUT PARAMETERS
       fh     - file handle (handle)

NOTES FOR FORTRAN
       All  MPI  routines  in Fortran (except for 'MPI_WTIME' and 'MPI_WTICK') have an additional argument 'ierr' at the end of the argument list.
       the routine in C.  In Fortran, MPI routines are subroutines and are invoked with the 'call' statement.

       All MPI objects (e.g., 'MPI_Datatype', 'MPI_Comm', 'MPI_File') are of type 'INTEGER' in Fortran.

								     3/4/1999							  MPI_File_open(3)