doc::unibi\_from\_fd(3) unibilium doc::unibi\_from\_fd(3)

# [NAME](#NAME)

unibi\_from\_fd - read a terminfo entry from a file descriptor

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

```
 #include <unibilium.h>
 
 unibi_term *unibi_from_fd(int fd);
```

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

This function reads up to 32768 bytes from *fd*, then calls "unibi\_from\_mem".

# [RETURN VALUE](#RETURN_VALUE)

See [**unibi\_from\_mem**(3)](/man/os/unibilium/unibi_from_mem.3).

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**unibilium.h**(3)](/man/os/unibilium/unibilium.h.3), [**unibi\_from\_mem**(3)](/man/os/unibilium/unibi_from_mem.3), [**unibi\_destroy**(3)](/man/os/unibilium/unibi_destroy.3)

2026-08-30 unibilium-2.1.4

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Document: unibi_from_fd(3) from unibilium 2.1.4-r0 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/neovim/unibilium