code/snippets/multiple_filenos.rb


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passwd = File.open('/etc/passwd')
puts passwd.fileno

hosts = File.open('/etc/hosts')
puts hosts.fileno

# Close the open passwd file. The frees up its file descriptor
# number to be used by the next opened resource.
passwd.close

null = File.open('/dev/null')
puts null.fileno