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open.2: Clarify distinction between file creation flags and file status flags 

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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Michael Kerrisk 2017-01-26 10:36:47 +13:00
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@ -162,7 +162,9 @@ are all of the remaining flags listed below.
.\" are also categorized" as file status flags.
.\"
The distinction between these two groups of flags is that
the file status flags can be retrieved and (in some cases)
the file creation flags affect the semantics of the open operation itself,
while the file status flags affect the semantics of subsequent I/O operations.
The file status flags can be retrieved and (in some cases)
modified; see
.BR fcntl (2)
for details.