select(3p) — Linux manual page

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

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       This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The
       Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the
       corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior),
       or the interface may not be implemented on Linux.

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       select — synchronous I/O multiplexing

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       #include <sys/select.h>

       int select(int nfds, fd_set *restrict readfds,
           fd_set *restrict writefds, fd_set *restrict errorfds,
           struct timeval *restrict timeout);

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       Refer to pselect(3p).

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       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic
       form from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information
       Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The
       Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright
       (C) 2018 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 .

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IEEE/The Open Group               2017                        SELECT(3P)