1 1 3.5.4 Open Flags 1 ---------------- 1 1 Moreover, the following flags are available: 1 1 `sync' 1 All i/o operations are done synchronously 1 1 `nodelay' 1 The device or file is opened with the O_NDELAY flag. This is 1 needed on some non-Linux architectures. 1 1 `exclusive' 1 The device or file is opened with the O_EXCL flag. On Linux, this 1 ensures exclusive access to the floppy drive. On most other 1 architectures, and for plain files it has no effect at all. 1