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include/openPMD/IO/AbstractIOHandlerImpl.hpp
@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@ class AbstractIOHandlerImpl
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/** Create a new file in physical storage, possibly overriding an existing file.
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*
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* The operation should fail if m_handler->m_frontendAccess is Access::READ_ONLY.
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+ * If m_handler->m_frontendAccess is Access::APPEND, a possibly existing file should not
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+ * be overwritten.
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+ * Instead, written updates should then either occur in-place or in form of new IO steps.
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+ * Support for reading is not necessary in Append mode.
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* The new file should be located in m_handler->directory.
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* The new file should have the filename parameters.name.
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* The filename should include the correct corresponding filename extension.
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