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43 .Nd file descriptor files
49 refer to file descriptors which can be accessed through the file
51 If the file descriptor is open and the mode the file is being opened
52 with is a subset of the mode of the existing descriptor, the call:
53 .Bd -literal -offset indent
54 fd = open("/dev/fd/0", mode);
58 .Bd -literal -offset indent
59 fd = fcntl(0, F_DUPFD, 0);
69 is equivalent to the following calls:
70 .Bd -literal -offset indent
71 fd = fcntl(STDIN_FILENO, F_DUPFD, 0);
72 fd = fcntl(STDOUT_FILENO, F_DUPFD, 0);
73 fd = fcntl(STDERR_FILENO, F_DUPFD, 0);
84 .Sh IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
89 which provides nodes for the first three file descriptors.
90 Some sites may require nodes for additional file descriptors; these can be
91 made available by mounting
96 .Bl -tag -width /dev/stderr -compact