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This document describes a student's lab assignment to experiment with system calls in Linux - create, write, and read. The student created a file using the creat system call, wrote the string "Hello, World!, This is Sahana 22BPS1110" to the file using write, and then read the contents back using read and printed it to verify the output. The student's assignment was to create a file, write data to it, and read data from it using the corresponding Linux system calls and verify the output.

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22 BPS1110 Oslab 2

This document describes a student's lab assignment to experiment with system calls in Linux - create, write, and read. The student created a file using the creat system call, wrote the string "Hello, World!, This is Sahana 22BPS1110" to the file using write, and then read the contents back using read and printed it to verify the output. The student's assignment was to create a file, write data to it, and read data from it using the corresponding Linux system calls and verify the output.

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LAB ASSIGNMENT- 2

SYSTEM CALLS IN LINUX

NAME: SAHANA R
REG NO. : 22BPS1110
LAB SLOT: L23+24

AIM:
- Create System Call: To create a new file or open an existing file.
- Write System Call: To write data to a file.
- Read System Call: To read data from a file.
To perform the above system calls and to verify the output.

1.CREATE SYSTEM CALL:

Source Code:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <fcntl.h>

int main() {
int fd;
fd = creat("file.txt", S_IRWXU); // Create a file
if (fd == -1) {
printf("Error creating the file\n");
} else {
printf("File created successfully\n");
}
close(fd); // Close the file
return 0;
}
Output:

Result and Explanation of Output :

If successful, the create system call returns a non-negative integer known as a file
descriptor, representing the newly created file. Returns -1 on failure.This file descriptor
is used in subsequent operations on the file. After the create system call , we have
create a new file named file.text in the required directory
2. WRITE SYSTEM CALL:

Source Code:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <fcntl.h>

int main() {
int fd;
fd = open("file.txt", O_WRONLY | O_CREAT, S_IRWXU); // Open the file for writing or
create it if it doesn't exist
if (fd == -1) {
printf("Error opening/creating the file\n");
} else {
char buf[] = "Hello, World!, This is Sahana 22BPS1110";
ssize_t bytesWritten = write(fd, buf, sizeof(buf) - 1); // Write to the file
if (bytesWritten == -1) {
printf("Error writing to the file\n");
} else {
printf("Data written to file successfully\n");
}
}
close(fd); // Close the file
return 0;
}

Output:
Result and Explanation of Output :

Returns a file descriptor if successful, which can be used for subsequent operations on
the file. Returns -1 on failure, and `errno` is set to indicate the error. Here in the file the
following contents are written successfully “Hello , World!, This is Sahana 22BPS1110”.

3. READ SYSTEM CALL:

Source Code:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#define BUFSIZE 1024
int main() {
int fd;
char buf[BUFSIZE];

fd = open("file.txt", O_RDONLY); // Open the file for reading


if (fd == -1) {
printf("Error opening the file\n");
} else {
ssize_t bytesRead = read(fd, buf, BUFSIZE); // Read from the file
if (bytesRead == -1) {
printf("Error reading the file\n");
} else {
printf("Contents of the file: %s\n", buf);
}
}
close(fd); // Close the file
return 0;
}

Output:

Result and Explanation of Output :

Returns the number of bytes read, which can be less than the requested size. Returns 0
at the end of the file, and -1 on failure with `errno` indicating the error. It successfully
reads the content of the file which is “Hello , World!, This is Sahana 22BPS1110”.

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