File descriptor
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file-descriptor-264-3883687
title:
File descriptor
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In Unix and Unix-like computer operating systems, a file descriptor is a process-unique identifier (handle) for a file or other input/output resource, such as a pipe or network socket. File descriptors typically have non-negative integer values, with negative values being reserved to indicate "no value" or error conditions. File descriptors are a part of the POSIX API. Each Unix process should have three standard POSIX file descriptors, corresponding to the three standard streams:
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System resource identifier in operating systems
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_descriptor
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2024-01-06T14:27:40Z
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