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1.1       root        1: .pa 1
                      2: .he 'WRITE (II)'3/15/72'WRITE (II)'
                      3: .ti 0
                      4: NAME           write  --  write on file
                      5: .sp
                      6: .ti 0
                      7: SYNOPSIS       (file descriptor in r0)
                      8: .br
                      9: sys write; buffer; nbytes  / write = 4.
                     10: .br
                     11: (number written in r0)
                     12: .sp
                     13: .ti 0
                     14: DESCRIPTION    A file descriptor is a word returned from a
                     15: successful open____ or creat_____ call.
                     16: .sp
                     17: buffer______ is the address of nbytes______ contiguous
                     18: bytes which are written on the output file.
                     19: The number of characters actually written is returned in r0.
                     20: It should be regarded as an error
                     21: if this is not the same as requested.
                     22: .sp
                     23: Writes which are multiples
                     24: of 512 characters long and begin on a 512-byte boundary
                     25: are more efficient than any others.
                     26: .sp
                     27: .ti 0
                     28: SEE ALSO       creat(II), open(II)
                     29: .sp
                     30: .ti 0
                     31: DIAGNOSTICS    The error bit
                     32: (c-bit) is set on an error: bad descriptor, buffer address, or
                     33: count; physical I/O errors.
                     34: .sp
                     35: .ti 0
                     36: BUGS           --

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