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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 ses‐
sion and must not have been opened for I/O by an open or create mes‐
sage. After a successful clone and before any subsequent messages, fid
and newfid are indistinguishable.
ENTRY POINTS
A clone message is generated by any system call that evaluates a path
name and by a read of a union directory.
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