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torek@horse.ee.lbl.gov (Chris Torek) writes:

>To me, it seems clear that a stream opened in "a+" mode can be read at
>any arbitrary position, but all writes to that stream are appended to
>the underlying file.  There is some dissent, however, on the grounds
>that the second paragraph `overrides' the first, i.e., that the first
>paragraph does not apply because of the '+' character.

Table 4.1 in the Rationale clearly agrees with you (and so do I).
Although the Rationale is not part of the standard, it is presumably a
reliable guide in a case of ambiguity requiring an interpretation
ruling.
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