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From: eroberts@convex.com (Evan Roberts)
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Subject: Re: NIH class library
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Date: 26 Apr 91 20:13:41 GMT
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In <1991Apr26.094237@ibmpa.awdpa.ibm.com> mimivo@ibmpa.awdpa.ibm.com (Mimi Phu+o+ng-Tha?o Vo~) writes:

>Does anyone know what is "fd_set" used in FDSet.h of NIHCL?

When using the select(2) system call a bit string is returned when a file
descriptor can support I/O with out blocking. The structure defined for this
bit string is called fd_set. It is defined in /usr/include/sys/types.h
See the man page on select(2)

Evan R.