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- /* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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-
- Program: REDIR.C
- Author: F. PIETTE (2:293/2201.135)
- Object: Demonstration of the output redirection
- Creation: Augustus 2, 1991
- Updates:
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- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
- #include <stdio.h>
- #include <stdlib.h>
- #include <io.h>
- #include <fcntl.h>
- #include <sys/types.h>
- #include <sys/stat.h>
-
- void main(void)
- {
- int old_fh;
- int new_fh;
-
- fprintf(stdout, "This goes to the original standard output\n");
-
- /* Duplicate the stdout file handle to restore it later */
- old_fh = dup(fileno(stdout));
- if (old_fh == -1) {
- fprintf(stderr, "dup error\n");
- exit(1);
- }
-
- /* Open the new file for output */
- if ((new_fh = open("redir.txt", O_CREAT | O_TRUNC | O_WRONLY,
- S_IREAD | S_IWRITE)) == -1) {
- fprintf(stderr, "Unable to open redir.txt\n");
- exit(1);
- }
- /* Duplicate the new handle to stdout */
- dup2(new_fh, fileno(stdout));
- /* We don't need new_fh any more, so close it */
- close(new_fh);
-
- /* stdout is now redirected, let's try it */
- fprintf(stdout, "This goes to redir.txt file !\n");
-
- /* If you run a program using spawn(), the child program will have */
- /* its output redirected to REDIR.TXT file ! */
-
- /* Now let's restore stdout to its original state */
- fflush(stdout); /* First flush the outut buffer */
- /* Then duplicate the original file handle to stdout */
- dup2(old_fh, fileno(stdout));
-
- /* Let's try if we canceled the redirection */
- fprintf(stdout, "Back to original stdout\n");
-
- exit(0);
- }
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