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mmap_shared(3)		    Library Functions Manual		  mmap_shared(3)

NAME
     mmap_shared - memory map a file for reading and writing

SYNTAX
     #include <libowfat/mmap.h>

     char* mmap_shared(const char* filename,size_t* filesize);

DESCRIPTION
     mmap_shared  opens  filename  for	reading and writing, maps the whole file
     into memory, closes the file, writes the length of the file to filesize and
     returns a pointer to the mapped file.

     The file is mapped shared.  Changes done to the mapped region  are  written
     to disk and are visible to other processes reading from the file or mapping
     the same file into memory.

     The file is unmapped by the operating system if the process terminates.  It
     can also be manually unmapped by calling munmap from <sys/mman.h>.

     To write changes to disk immediately, you can use msync from <sys/mman.h>.

     If the file could not be opened or mapped, (void*)0 is returned.

SEE ALSO
     msync(2), mmap_unmap(3), mmap_private(3), mmap_read(3), mmap_readat(3)

								  mmap_shared(3)

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