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.th FSTAT II 8/5/73
.sh NAME
fstat  \*-  get status of open file
.s3
.sh SYNOPSIS
(fstat = 28.)
.br
(file descriptor in r0)
.ft B
.br
sys fstat; buf
.s3
fstat(fildes, buf)
.br
struct inode buf;
.ft R
.sh DESCRIPTION
This
call is identical to
.it stat,
except that it operates
on open files instead of files given by name.
It is most often used to get the status
of the standard input and output files, whose names
are unknown.
.sh "SEE ALSO"
stat(II)
.sh DIAGNOSTICS
The error bit
(c-bit) is set if the file descriptor is unknown;
from C, a \*-1 return indicates an error, 0 indicates success.
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88d0a458 KT	1	.th FSTAT II 8/5/73
	2	.sh NAME
	3	fstat \*- get status of open file
	4	.s3
	5	.sh SYNOPSIS
	6	(fstat = 28.)
	7	.br
	8	(file descriptor in r0)
	9	.ft B
	10	.br
	11	sys fstat; buf
	12	.s3
	13	fstat(fildes, buf)
	14	.br
	15	struct inode buf;
	16	.ft R
	17	.sh DESCRIPTION
	18	This
	19	call is identical to
	20	.it stat,
	21	except that it operates
	22	on open files instead of files given by name.
	23	It is most often used to get the status
	24	of the standard input and output files, whose names
	25	are unknown.
	26	.sh "SEE ALSO"
	27	stat(II)
	28	.sh DIAGNOSTICS
	29	The error bit
	30	(c-bit) is set if the file descriptor is unknown;
	31	from C, a \*-1 return indicates an error, 0 indicates success.