CLONE(5) CLONE(5)
NAME
clone - duplicate a fid
SYNOPSIS
Tclone tag[2] fid[2] newfid[2]
Rclone tag[2] fid[2]
DESCRIPTION
The clone request carries as arguments an existing fid and a
proposed newfid (which must not be in use) that the client
wishes to associate with the same file as fid. The fid must
be valid in the current session and must not have been
opened for I/O by an open or create message. After a suc-
cessful clone and before any subsequent messages, fid and
newfid are indistinguishable.
ENTRY POINTS
A clone message is generated by any system call that evalu-
ates a path name and by a read of a union directory.
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