1ISASTREAM(3P)              POSIX Programmer's Manual             ISASTREAM(3P)
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6       This  manual  page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The Linux
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8       Linux  manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may
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NAME

13       isastream — test a file descriptor (STREAMS)
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SYNOPSIS

16       #include <stropts.h>
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18       int isastream(int fildes);
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DESCRIPTION

21       The isastream() function  shall  test  whether  fildes,  an  open  file
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RETURN VALUE

25       Upon successful completion, isastream() shall return 1 if fildes refers
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ERRORS

30       The isastream() function shall fail if:
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32       EBADF  The fildes argument is not a valid open file descriptor.
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34       The following sections are informative.
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EXAMPLES

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APPLICATION USAGE

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RATIONALE

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FUTURE DIRECTIONS

46       The isastream() function may be removed in a future version.
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SEE ALSO

49       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2008, <stropts.h>
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52       Portions  of  this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
53       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
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