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jonahx | karma 6127 | avg karma 4.32 · 2023-07-30 01:28:14

Here's some example C using one:

    bytesRead = read(fd, buf, BUF_SIZE - 1)

You read the from the file descriptor into the buffer. Just like in Go you read from a file into a byte array. Neither the file descriptor nor the file is conceptualized as a tool for reading. The file descriptor is merely an abstraction of the file, which extends the concept of "file" to include pipes, sockets, and other io.