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xt_ff_stdin(3)		    Library Functions Manual		  xt_ff_stdin(3)

NAME
     xt_ff_stdin() - Create a fast file stream attached to descriptor 0

LIBRARY
     #include <xtend/fast-file.h>
     -lxtend

SYNOPSIS
     xt_ff_t *xt_ff_stdin(void)

ARGUMENTS
     None

DESCRIPTION
     xt_ff_stdin(3)  is a simple wrapper function for connecting file descriptor
     0 to an xt_ff_t object using xt_ff_dopen(3).  This is useful for  high-per-
     formance  filter  programs,  where  using the traditional FILE *stdin would
     cause a bottleneck.

     The xt_ff_t system is simpler than and much faster than traditional FILE on
     typical systems.  It is intended for processing large  files  character-by-
     character, where low-level block I/O is not convenient, but FILE I/O causes
     a bottleneck.

RETURN VALUES
     Pointer to an xt_ff_t object if successful, NULL otherwise

EXAMPLES
     xt_ff_t *stream;

     // "-" as a filename argument traditionally indicates stdin
     if ( strcmp(argv[arg], "-") == 0 )
	 stream = xt_ff_stdin(3);
     else
	 stream = xt_ff_open(argv[arg], O_RDONLY);

SEE ALSO
     xt_ff_open(3), xt_ff_dopen(3)

								  xt_ff_stdin(3)

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