pwrite64()--Write to Descriptor with Offset (large file enabled)

 #include <unistd.h>

 ssize_t pwrite64
   (int file_descriptor, const void *buf,
    size_t nbyte, off64_t offset);    

The pwrite64() function writes nbyte bytes from buf to the file associated with file_descriptor. The offset value defines the starting position in the file and the file pointer position is not changed.

The offset will also be ignored if file_descriptor refers to a descriptor obtained using the open() function with O_APPEND specified.

pwrite64() is enabled for large files. It is capable of operating on files larger than 2GB minus 1 byte as long as the file has been opened by either of the following:

• Using the open64() function (see open64()--Open File (large file enabled)).
• Using the open() function (see open()--Open File) with O_LARGEFILE set in the oflag parameter.

For additional information about parameters, authorities, and error conditions, see pwrite()--Write to Descriptor with Offset.

Usage Notes

1. When you develop in C-based languages, the prototypes for the 64-bit APIs are normally hidden. To use the pwrite64 API, you must compile the source with the _LARGE_FILE_API macro defined.
2. All of the usage notes for pwrite() apply to pwrite64(). See Usage Notes in the pwrite API.

Example

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The following example writes a specific number of bytes to a file:

#define _LARGE_FILE_API
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

#define mega_string_len 1000000

main() {
  char *mega_string;
  int  file_descriptor;
  int  ret;
  off64_t  off=5;
  char fn[]="write.file";

  if ((mega_string = (char*) malloc(mega_string_len+off)) == NULL)
    perror("malloc() error");
  else if ((file_descriptor = creat64(fn, S_IWUSR)) < 0)
    perror("creat64() error");
  else {
    memset(mega_string, '0', mega_string_len);
    if ((ret = pwrite64(file_descriptor, mega_string, mega_string_len, off)) == -1)
      perror("pwrite64() error");
    else printf("pwrite64() wrote %d bytes at offset %d\n", ret, off);
    if (close(file_descriptor)!= 0)
       perror("close() error");
    if (unlink(fn)!= 0)
       perror("unlink() error");
  }
  free(mega_string);
}

Output:

pwrite64() wrote 1000000 bytes at offset 5