# File lib/rumai/ixp/transport.rb, line 291
      def create aPath, aMode = 'rw', aPerm = 0644
        prefix = File.dirname(aPath)
        target = File.basename(aPath)

        mode = MODES.parse(aMode)

        with_fid do |prefixFid|
          walk_fid prefixFid, prefix

          # create the file
          talk Tcreate.new(
            :fid => prefixFid,
            :name => target,
            :perm => aPerm,
            :mode => mode
          )
        end
      end