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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. The value must be less
58 than the size of the table, which is returned by
60 The new descriptor returned by the call
61 is the lowest numbered descriptor
62 currently not in use by the process.
64 The object referenced by the descriptor does not distinguish
74 are duplicate references to an open
80 calls all move a single pointer into the file,
81 and append mode, non-blocking I/O and asynchronous I/O options
82 are shared between the references.
83 If a separate pointer into the file is desired, a different
84 object reference to the file must be obtained by issuing an
88 The close-on-exec flag on the new file descriptor is unset.
92 the value of the new descriptor
94 is specified. If this descriptor is already in use and
98 the descriptor is first deallocated as if a
103 is not a valid descriptor, then
112 is a valid descriptor, then
114 is successful, and does nothing.
116 The value -1 is returned if an error occurs in either call.
117 The external variable
119 indicates the cause of the error.
130 is not a valid active descriptor
132 Too many descriptors are active.
138 .Xr getdtablesize 2 ,
148 function calls are expected to conform to
155 function call appeared in