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ISASTREAM(3P)              POSIX Programmer's Manual             ISASTREAM(3P)

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       Linux  manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may
       not be implemented on Linux.
NAME
       isastream - test a file descriptor (STREAMS)
SYNOPSIS
       #include <stropts.h>
       int isastream(int fildes);

DESCRIPTION
       The isastream() function  shall  test  whether  fildes,  an  open  file
       descriptor, is associated with a STREAMS-based file.
RETURN VALUE
       Upon successful completion, isastream() shall return 1 if fildes refers
       to a STREAMS-based file and 0 if  not.   Otherwise,  isastream()  shall
       return -1 and set errno to indicate the error.
ERRORS
       The isastream() function shall fail if:
       EBADF  The fildes argument is not a valid open file descriptor.

       The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
       None.
APPLICATION USAGE
       None.
RATIONALE
       None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.
SEE ALSO
       The Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <stropts.h>
COPYRIGHT
       Portions  of  this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
       --  Portable  Operating  System  Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
       Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003  by  the  Institute  of
       Electrical  and  Electronics  Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
       The  Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
       is the referee document. The original Standard can be  obtained  online
       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .

IEEE/The Open Group                  2003                        ISASTREAM(3P)