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1   /*
2    * Copyright 2015 The Netty Project
3    *
4    * The Netty Project licenses this file to you under the Apache License,
5    * version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
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7    *
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9    *
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15   */
16  package io.netty.channel.unix;
17  
18  import io.netty.channel.Channel;
19  
20  /**
21   * {@link Channel} that expose operations that are only present on {@code UNIX} like systems.
22   */
23  public interface UnixChannel extends Channel {
24      /**
25       * Returns the {@link FileDescriptor} that is used by this {@link Channel}.
26       */
27      FileDescriptor fd();
28  }