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<h5 class="subsubsection">16.3.2.1 File-descriptors</h5>
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— Type: <b>sb-posix:file-descriptor</b><var><a name="index-sb_002dposix_003afile_002ddescriptor-618"></a></var><br>
<blockquote><p><a name="index-sb_002dposix_003afile_002ddescriptor-619"></a>A <code>fixnum</code> designating a native file descriptor.
<p><code>sb-sys:make-fd-stream</code> can be used to construct a <code>file-stream</code> associated with a
native file descriptor.
<p>Note that mixing I/O operations on a <code>file-stream</code> with operations directly on its
descriptor may produce unexpected results if the stream is buffered.
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<p><a name="Type-sb_002dposix_003afile_002ddescriptor_002ddesignator"></a>
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— Type: <b>sb-posix:file-descriptor-designator</b><var><a name="index-sb_002dposix_003afile_002ddescriptor_002ddesignator-620"></a></var><br>
<blockquote><p><a name="index-sb_002dposix_003afile_002ddescriptor_002ddesignator-621"></a>Designator for a <code>file-descriptor:</code> either a fixnum designating itself, or
a <code>file-stream</code> designating the underlying file-descriptor.
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— Function: <b>sb-posix:file-descriptor</b><var> file-descriptor<a name="index-sb_002dposix_003afile_002ddescriptor-622"></a></var><br>
<blockquote><p><a name="index-sb_002dposix_003afile_002ddescriptor-623"></a>Converts <code>file-descriptor-designator</code> into a <code>file-descriptor</code>.
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