Problem with creat(2) on 4.1c

jdd at allegra.UUCP jdd at allegra.UUCP
Tue Nov 8 05:16:46 AEST 1983


Under 4.1c, if creat(2) is used on an already-existing zero-length file, the
file's modification time is not changed.  Thus, programs like touch(1) are
broken.

This bug exists on 4.1c on Vaxes and Suns, but is fixed in 4.2 on Vaxes.

Cheers,
John ("Just Thought You'd Like to Know") DeTreville
Bell Labs, Murray Hill



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