--- splice.c	2016-04-19 20:37:29.238055553 -0600
+++ splice.c.fixed	2016-04-19 20:38:16.523286227 -0600
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     }
     read(f2,buff+offset,size);
     close(f2);
-    f1=open(argv[1],O_CREAT|O_TRUNC|O_WRONLY);
+    f1=open(argv[1],O_CREAT|O_TRUNC|O_WRONLY,0644);
     if (f1<0) {
 	perror("Couldn't open file1 for writing.\n");
 	exit(1);