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30 .\" @(#)dup.2 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
38 .Nd duplicate an existing file descriptor
46 .Fn dup2 "int oldd" "int newd"
49 duplicates an existing object descriptor and returns its value to
56 is a small non-negative integer index in
57 the per-process descriptor table.
58 The value must be less than the size of the table, which is returned by
60 The new descriptor returned by the call
61 is the lowest numbered descriptor currently not in use by the process.
63 The object referenced by the descriptor does not distinguish
73 are duplicate references to an open
79 calls all move a single pointer into the file,
80 and append mode, non-blocking I/O and asynchronous I/O options
81 are shared between the references.
82 If a separate pointer into the file is desired, a different
83 object reference to the file must be obtained by issuing an
87 The close-on-exec flag on the new file descriptor is unset.
91 the value of the new descriptor
94 If this descriptor is already
95 in use, the descriptor is first deallocated as if a
97 call had been done first.
102 are the same, the call has no effect.
104 The value \-1 is returned if an error occurs in either call.
105 The external variable
107 indicates the cause of the error.
116 is not a valid active descriptor
119 is not in the range of valid file descriptors.
121 Too many descriptors are active.