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CreateFileOptions

Dir.CreateFileOptions
pub const CreateFileOptions = struct

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lib/std/Io/Dir.zig:589

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pub const CreateFileOptions = struct {
    /// Whether the file will be created with read access.
    read: bool = false,
    /// If the file already exists, and is a regular file, and the access
    /// mode allows writing, it will be truncated to length 0.
    truncate: bool = true,
    /// Ensures that this open call creates the file, otherwise causes
    /// `error.PathAlreadyExists` to be returned.
    exclusive: bool = false,
    /// Open the file with an advisory lock to coordinate with other processes
    /// accessing it at the same time. An exclusive lock will prevent other
    /// processes from acquiring a lock. A shared lock will prevent other
    /// processes from acquiring a exclusive lock, but does not prevent
    /// other process from getting their own shared locks.
    ///
    /// The lock is advisory, except on Linux in very specific circumstances[1].
    /// This means that a process that does not respect the locking API can still get access
    /// to the file, despite the lock.
    ///
    /// On these operating systems, the lock is acquired atomically with
    /// opening the file:
    /// * Darwin
    /// * DragonFlyBSD
    /// * FreeBSD
    /// * Haiku
    /// * NetBSD
    /// * OpenBSD
    /// On these operating systems, the lock is acquired via a separate syscall
    /// after opening the file:
    /// * Linux
    /// * Windows
    ///
    /// [1]: https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/filesystems/mandatory-locking.txt
    lock: File.Lock = .none,
    /// Sets whether or not to wait until the file is locked to return. If set to true,
    /// `error.WouldBlock` will be returned. Otherwise, the file will wait until the file
    /// is available to proceed.
    lock_nonblocking: bool = false,
    permissions: Permissions = .default_file,
    /// If supported by the operating system, attempted path resolution that
    /// would escape the directory instead returns `error.AccessDenied`. If
    /// unsupported, this option is ignored.
    resolve_beneath: bool = false,
}