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FDOPEN(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual FDOPEN(3P)

PROLOG top

   This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The
   Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the
   corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or
   the interface may not be implemented on Linux.

NAME top

   fdopen — associate a stream with a file descriptor

SYNOPSIS top

   #include <stdio.h>

   FILE *fdopen(int _fildes_, const char *_mode_);

DESCRIPTION top

   The _fdopen_() function shall associate a stream with a file
   descriptor.

   The _mode_ argument is a character string having one of the
   following values:

   _r_ or _rb_       Open a file for reading.

   _w_ or _wb_       Open a file for writing.

   _a_ or _ab_       Open a file for writing at end-of-file.

   _r_+ or _rb_+ or _r_+_b_
                 Open a file for update (reading and writing).

   _w_+ or _wb_+ or _w_+_b_
                 Open a file for update (reading and writing).

   _a_+ or _ab_+ or _a_+_b_
                 Open a file for update (reading and writing) at end-
                 of-file.

   The meaning of these flags is exactly as specified in _fopen_(),
   except that modes beginning with _w_ shall not cause truncation of
   the file.

   Additional values for the _mode_ argument may be supported by an
   implementation.

   The application shall ensure that the mode of the stream as
   expressed by the _mode_ argument is allowed by the file access mode
   of the open file description to which _fildes_ refers. The file
   position indicator associated with the new stream is set to the
   position indicated by the file offset associated with the file
   descriptor.

   The error and end-of-file indicators for the stream shall be
   cleared.  The _fdopen_() function may cause the last data access
   timestamp of the underlying file to be marked for update.

   If _fildes_ refers to a shared memory object, the result of the
   _fdopen_() function is unspecified.

   If _fildes_ refers to a typed memory object, the result of the
   _fdopen_() function is unspecified.

   The _fdopen_() function shall preserve the offset maximum previously
   set for the open file description corresponding to _fildes_.

RETURN VALUE top

   Upon successful completion, _fdopen_() shall return a pointer to a
   stream; otherwise, a null pointer shall be returned and _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_ set
   to indicate the error.

ERRORS top

   The _fdopen_() function shall fail if:

   **EMFILE** {STREAM_MAX} streams are currently open in the calling
          process.

   The _fdopen_() function may fail if:

   **EBADF** The _fildes_ argument is not a valid file descriptor.

   **EINVAL** The _mode_ argument is not a valid mode.

   **EMFILE** {FOPEN_MAX} streams are currently open in the calling
          process.

   **ENOMEM** Insufficient space to allocate a buffer.

   _The following sections are informative._

EXAMPLES top

   None.

APPLICATION USAGE top

   File descriptors are obtained from calls like _open_(), _dup_(),
   _creat_(), or _pipe_(), which open files but do not return streams.

RATIONALE top

   The file descriptor may have been obtained from _open_(), _creat_(),
   _pipe_(), _dup_(), _fcntl_(), or _socket_(); inherited through _fork_(),
   _posixspawn_(), or _exec_; or perhaps obtained by other means.

   The meanings of the _mode_ arguments of _fdopen_() and _fopen_() differ.
   With _fdopen_(), open for write (_w_ or _w+_) does not truncate, and
   append (_a_ or _a+_) cannot create for writing. The _mode_ argument
   formats that include a _b_ are allowed for consistency with the
   ISO C standard function _fopen_().  The _b_ has no effect on the
   resulting stream. Although not explicitly required by this volume
   of POSIX.1‐2017, a good implementation of append (_a_) mode would
   cause the O_APPEND flag to be set.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS top

   None.

SEE ALSO top

   _Section 2.5.1_, _Interaction of File Descriptors and Standard I/O_
   _Streams_, [fclose(3p)](../man3/fclose.3p.html), [fmemopen(3p)](../man3/fmemopen.3p.html), [fopen(3p)](../man3/fopen.3p.html), [open(3p)](../man3/open.3p.html),
   [open_memstream(3p)](../man3/open%5Fmemstream.3p.html), [posix_spawn(3p)](../man3/posix%5Fspawn.3p.html), [socket(3p)](../man3/socket.3p.html)

   The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, [stdio.h(0p)](../man0/stdio.h.0p.html)

COPYRIGHT top

   Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic
   form from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information
   Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The
   Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright
   (C) 2018 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
   Inc and The Open Group.  In the event of any discrepancy between
   this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard,
   the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee
   document. The original Standard can be obtained online at
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