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.. module:: fcntl
:platform: Unix
:synopsis: The fcntl() and ioctl() system calls.
-.. sectionauthor:: Jaap Vermeulen
+.. sectionauthor:: Jaap Vermeulen
.. index::
pair: UNIX; file control
pair: UNIX; I/O control
+----------------
+
This module performs file control and I/O control on file descriptors. It is an
interface to the :c:func:`fcntl` and :c:func:`ioctl` Unix routines. For a
complete description of these calls, see :manpage:`fcntl(2)` and