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32 .\" @(#)read.2 8.4 (Berkeley) 2/26/94
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52 .Fn read "int d" "void *buf" "size_t nbytes"
54 .Fn readv "int d" "const struct iovec *iov" "int iovcnt"
56 .Fn pread "int d" "void *buf" "size_t nbytes" "off_t offset"
58 .Fn preadv "int d" "const struct iovec *iov" "int iovcnt" "off_t offset"
63 of data from the object referenced by the descriptor
65 into the buffer pointed to by
68 performs the same action, but scatters the input data
71 buffers specified by the members of the
73 array: iov[0], iov[1], ..., iov[iovcnt\|\-\|1].
78 calls perform the same function, but read from the specified position in
79 the file without modifying the file pointer.
87 structure is defined as:
89 .Bd -literal -offset indent -compact
91 char *iov_base; /* Base address. */
92 size_t iov_len; /* Length. */
98 entry specifies the base address and length of an area
99 in memory where data should be placed.
103 will always fill an area completely before proceeding
106 On objects capable of seeking, the
109 given by the pointer associated with
115 the pointer is incremented by the number of bytes actually read.
117 Objects that are not capable of seeking always read from the current
118 position. The value of the pointer associated with such an
121 Upon successful completion,
127 return the number of bytes actually read and placed in the buffer.
128 The system guarantees to read the number of bytes requested if
129 the descriptor references a normal file that has that many bytes left
130 before the end-of-file, but in no other case.
133 number of bytes actually read is returned.
134 Upon reading end-of-file,
136 Otherwise, a -1 is returned and the global variable
138 is set to indicate the error.
149 is not a valid file or socket descriptor open for reading.
152 points outside the allocated address space.
154 An I/O error occurred while reading from the file system.
156 A read from a slow device was interrupted before
157 any data arrived by the delivery of a signal.
159 The pointer associated with
163 The file was marked for non-blocking I/O,
164 and no data were ready to be read.
171 may return one of the following errors:
175 was less than or equal to 0, or greater than 16.
187 array overflowed a 32-bit integer.
191 points outside the process's allocated address space.
198 calls may also return the following errors:
201 The specified file offset is invalid.
203 The file descriptor is associated with a pipe, socket, or FIFO.
216 function call is expected to conform to
222 functions are expected to conform to
227 function call was added in
241 function call appeared in