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| author | Thomas Schwinge <thomas@schwinge.name> | 2010-12-13 19:56:25 +0100 |
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| committer | Thomas Schwinge <thomas@schwinge.name> | 2010-12-13 20:17:11 +0100 |
| commit | cfccdc1bdbee7fb25ef0aa9639a3ffec926bf690 (patch) | |
| tree | 018ecca2a0ce311c735487e485fdb92f614c781e /unix/file_descriptor.mdwn | |
| parent | 8fb130c6315264ff44d86c1d06b8b2d83035bdbe (diff) | |
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Shuffle / create / enhance some UNIX / glibc pages.
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diff --git a/unix/file_descriptor.mdwn b/unix/file_descriptor.mdwn index 16e03fdf..6f8533c5 100644 --- a/unix/file_descriptor.mdwn +++ b/unix/file_descriptor.mdwn @@ -11,3 +11,7 @@ License|/fdl]]."]]"""]] A *file descriptor* is a [[concept]] of [[UNIX]], and represents a non-[[persistent|persistency]] handle to an object (a file, for example). With respect to specific aspects, it is comparable to a [[capability]]. + +In a GNU Hurd system, the concept of file descriptors is based on object +handles (through [[Mach ports|microkernel/mach/port]]), and is [[implemented in +glibc|glibc/file_descriptor]]. |