write (Debugging with GDB)

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write

Synopsis:

int write(int fd, const void *buf, unsigned int count);

Request:

‘Fwrite,fd,bufptr,count’

Return value:

On success, the number of bytes written are returned. Zero indicates nothing was written. On error, -1 is returned.

Errors:

EBADF

fd is not a valid file descriptor or is not open for writing.

EFAULT

bufptr is an invalid pointer value.

EFBIG

An attempt was made to write a file that exceeds the host-specific maximum file size allowed.

ENOSPC

No space on device to write the data.

EINTR

The call was interrupted by the user.