Unix File Descriptors and Programmer Abstractions

28/01/2020 16 min

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Unix File Descriptors and Programmer Abstractions.    In Unix and related computer operating systems, a file descriptor is an abstract indicator used to access a file or other input/output resource, such as a pipe or network socket. File descriptors form part of the POSIX application programming interface