Why there is no way to open file with O_EXCL mode?

Alexander Zhukov zuav@REDACTED
Tue May 4 19:18:39 CEST 2010


Hi!

Man page for file module do not lists 'excl' as a possible mode to
open/2 function.

As I understood it's an old problem. But what I do not understood
completely is that

           why there is no 'excl' mode?

Really I'm very interested in getting an answer to the question.

-- 
Alexander Zhukov


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