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NAME

       read - read from a file descriptor

SYNOPSIS

       ssize_t read(int fd, void *buf, size_t count);

DESCRIPTION

       read()  attempts  to  read  up  to  count  bytes from file

       descriptor fd into the buffer starting at buf.

       If count is zero, read() returns zero  and  has  no  other

       results.

RETURN VALUE

       On success, the number of bytes  read  is  returned  (zero

       indicates  end of file), and the file position is advanced

       by this number.  It is not an  error  if  this  number  is

       smaller  than the number of bytes requested; this may hap-

       pen for example because fewer bytes are actually available

       right  now (maybe because we were close to end-of-file, or

       because we are reading from a pipe, or from  a  terminal),

       or  because read() was interrupted by a signal.  On error,

       -1 is returned, and errno is set  appropriately.  In  this

       case  it is left unspecified whether the file position (if

       any) changes.

ERRORS

       EINTR   The call was interrupted by a  signal  before  any

               data was read.

       EAGAIN  Non-blocking  I/O  has  been selected using O_NON-

               BLOCK and no data was  immediately  available  for

               reading.

       EIO     I/O  error.  This will happen for example when the

               process is in a background process group, tries to

               read  from  its  controlling tty, and either it is

               ignoring or blocking SIGTTIN or its process  group

               is  orphaned.   It  may also occur when there is a

               low-level I/O error while reading from a  disk  or

               tape.

       EISDIR  fd refers to a directory.

       EBADF   fd  is  not a valid file descriptor or is not open

               for reading.

       EINVAL  fd is attached to an object  which  is  unsuitable

               for reading.

       Other  errors may occur, depending on the object connected

       to fd.  POSIX allows a  read  that  is  interrupted  after

       reading  some  data to return -1 (with errno set to EINTR)

       or to return the number of bytes already read.