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Rollup merge of #35010 - GuillaumeGomez:file_doc, r=steveklabnik
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steveklabnik committed Jul 25, 2016
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28 changes: 23 additions & 5 deletions src/libstd/fs.rs
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impl File {
/// Attempts to open a file in read-only mode.
///
/// See the `OpenOptions::open` method for more details.
/// See the [`OpenOptions::open`] method for more details.
///
/// # Errors
///
/// This function will return an error if `path` does not already exist.
/// Other errors may also be returned according to `OpenOptions::open`.
/// Other errors may also be returned according to [`OpenOptions::open`].
///
/// [`OpenOptions::open`]: struct.OpenOptions.html#method.open
///
/// # Examples
///
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/// This function will create a file if it does not exist,
/// and will truncate it if it does.
///
/// See the `OpenOptions::open` function for more details.
/// See the [`OpenOptions::open`] function for more details.
///
/// [`OpenOptions::open`]: struct.OpenOptions.html#method.open
///
/// # Examples
///
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self.inner.fsync()
}

/// This function is similar to `sync_all`, except that it may not
/// This function is similar to [`sync_all`], except that it may not
/// synchronize file metadata to the filesystem.
///
/// This is intended for use cases that must synchronize content, but don't
/// need the metadata on disk. The goal of this method is to reduce disk
/// operations.
///
/// Note that some platforms may simply implement this in terms of
/// `sync_all`.
/// [`sync_all`].
///
/// [`sync_all`]: struct.File.html#method.sync_all
///
/// # Examples
///
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/// The returned `File` is a reference to the same state that this object
/// references. Both handles will read and write with the same cursor
/// position.
///
/// # Examples
///
/// ```no_run
/// use std::fs::File;
///
/// # fn foo() -> std::io::Result<()> {
/// let mut f = try!(File::open("foo.txt"));
/// let file_copy = try!(f.try_clone());
/// # Ok(())
/// # }
/// ```
#[stable(feature = "file_try_clone", since = "1.9.0")]
pub fn try_clone(&self) -> io::Result<File> {
Ok(File {
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