diff --git a/libc/src/__support/File/file.h b/libc/src/__support/File/file.h
--- a/libc/src/__support/File/file.h
+++ b/libc/src/__support/File/file.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 // suitable for their platform.
 class File {
 public:
+  static constexpr size_t DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE = 1024;
+
   using LockFunc = void(File *);
   using UnlockFunc = void(File *);
 
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@
     READ = 0x1,
     WRITE = 0x2,
     APPEND = 0x4,
+    PLUS = 0x8,
   };
 
   // Denotes a file opened in binary mode (which is specified by including
@@ -97,11 +100,13 @@
 protected:
   bool write_allowed() const {
     return mode & (static_cast<ModeFlags>(OpenMode::WRITE) |
-                   static_cast<ModeFlags>(OpenMode::APPEND));
+                   static_cast<ModeFlags>(OpenMode::APPEND) |
+                   static_cast<ModeFlags>(OpenMode::PLUS));
   }
 
   bool read_allowed() const {
-    return mode & static_cast<ModeFlags>(OpenMode::READ);
+    return mode & (static_cast<ModeFlags>(OpenMode::READ) |
+                   static_cast<ModeFlags>(OpenMode::PLUS));
   }
 
 public:
@@ -185,6 +190,10 @@
   FileLock(FileLock &&) = delete;
 };
 
+// The implementaiton of this function is provided by the platfrom_file
+// library.
+File *openfile(const char *path, const char *mode);
+
 } // namespace __llvm_libc
 
 #endif // LLVM_LIBC_SRC_SUPPORT_OSUTIL_FILE_H
diff --git a/libc/src/__support/File/file.cpp b/libc/src/__support/File/file.cpp
--- a/libc/src/__support/File/file.cpp
+++ b/libc/src/__support/File/file.cpp
@@ -215,8 +215,7 @@
       ++main_mode_count;
       break;
     case '+':
-      flags |= (static_cast<ModeFlags>(OpenMode::WRITE) |
-                static_cast<ModeFlags>(OpenMode::READ));
+      flags |= static_cast<ModeFlags>(OpenMode::PLUS);
       break;
     case 'b':
       flags |= static_cast<ModeFlags>(ContentType::BINARY);