
DUP(2)                     UNIX Programmer's Manual                     DUP(2)

NNAAMMEE
     dduupp, dduupp22 - duplicate an existing file descriptor

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
     ##iinncclluuddee <<uunniissttdd..hh>>

     _i_n_t
     dduupp(_i_n_t _o_l_d_d)

     _i_n_t
     dduupp22(_i_n_t _o_l_d_d, _i_n_t _n_e_w_d)

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
     DDuupp() duplicates an existing object descriptor and returns its value to
     the calling process (_n_e_w_d = dduupp(_o_l_d_d)). The argument _o_l_d_d is a small non-
     negative integer index in the per-process descriptor table.  The value
     must be less than the size of the table, which is returned by
     getdtablesize(2).  The new descriptor returned by the call is the lowest
     numbered descriptor currently not in use by the process.

     The object referenced by the descriptor does not distinguish between _o_l_d_d
     and _n_e_w_d in any way.  Thus if _n_e_w_d and _o_l_d_d are duplicate references to
     an open file, read(2),  write(2) and lseek(2) calls all move a single
     pointer into the file, and append mode, non-blocking I/O and asynchronous
     I/O options are shared between the references.  If a separate pointer in-
     to the file is desired, a different object reference to the file must be
     obtained by issuing an additional open(2) call.  The close-on-exec flag
     on the new file descriptor is unset.

     In dduupp22(), the value of the new descriptor _n_e_w_d is specified.  If this
     descriptor is already in use, the descriptor is first deallocated as if a
     close(2) call had been done first.

RREETTUURRNN VVAALLUUEESS
     The value -1 is returned if an error occurs in either call.  The external
     variable _e_r_r_n_o indicates the cause of the error.

EERRRROORRSS
     DDuupp() and dduupp22() fail if:

     [EBADF]       _O_l_d_d or _n_e_w_d is not a valid active descriptor

     [EMFILE]      Too many descriptors are active.

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
     accept(2),  open(2),  close(2),  fcntl(2),  pipe(2),  socket(2),
     socketpair(2),  getdtablesize(2)

SSTTAANNDDAARRDDSS
     DDuupp() and dduupp22() are expected to conform to IEEE Std 1003.1-1988
     (``POSIX'').

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