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From: Glynn Clements <glynn.clements@virgin.net>
Subject: Re: ioctl command FIONREAD
Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 13:59:10 +0100
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Bubulac Tatiana wrote:

> Does anyone know what FIONREAD ioctl command does means? I use SCO Open
> Server 5.05.

As Harvinder says, it reports the number of bytes available for
reading from a descriptor.

> In Linux this command does not exist.

Yes it does.

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Glynn Clements <glynn.clements@virgin.net>