cygwin_attach_handle_to_fd(3)

NAME
cygwin_attach_handle_to_fd

SYNOPSIS
extern "C" int
cygwin_attach_handle_to_fd (char * name, int fd, HANDLE handle, int bin, int access);

DESCRIPTION
This function can be used to turn a Win32 "handle" into a posix-style file handle. fd may be -1 to make cygwin allocate a handle; the actual handle is returned in all cases.

COPYRIGHT
Cygwin is Copyright (C) 1995-2010 Red Hat, Inc.

Cygwin is Free software; for complete licensing information, refer to: http://cygwin.com/licensing.html

SEE ALSO
The full documentation to the Cygwin API is maintained on the web at: http://cygwin.com/cygwin-api/cygwin-api.html The website is updated more frequently than the man pages and should be considered the authoritative source of information.