dup

Syntax

#include <unistd.h>

int dup(int old_handle);

Description

This function duplicates the given file handle. Both handles refer to the same file and file pointer.

Return Value

The new file handle, or -1 if error.

Portability

not ANSI, POSIX

Example

do_file(dup(fileno(stdin)));

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