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VMS Help CRTL, ftok, Description *Conan The Librarian |
The ftok function returns a key, based on the path_name and
project_id parameters, that is usable in subsequent calls to the
semget function. The ftok function returns the same key for all
paths that name the same file, when called with the same project_
id parameter. Different keys are returned for the same file if
different project_id parameters are used, or if paths are used
that name different files existing on the same file system at the
same time. If a file named by path_name is removed and recreated
with the same name, the ftok function may return a different key
than the original one.
Only the low order 8 bits of project_id are significant. The
behavior of ftok is unspecified if these bits are 0.
For maximum portability, project_id must be a single-byte
character.
Upon successful completion, the ftok function returns a key.
Otherwise, it returns the value (key_t)-1 and sets errno to
indicate the error.
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