---
name: "al_fopen_fd"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "allegro"
version: "5.2.11.3-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/al_fopen_fd"
---

# al\_fopen\_fd(3)

Allegro 5 API

## NAME

al\_fopen\_fd - Allegro 5 API

## SYNOPSIS

-

  ```
  #include <allegro5/allegro.h>
  ALLEGRO_FILE *al_fopen_fd(int fd, const char *mode)
  ```

## DESCRIPTION

Create an [ALLEGRO\_FILE(3)](/ALLEGRO_FILE/3.md) object that operates on an open file descriptor using stdio routines. See the documentation of fdopen() for a description of the \`mode' argument.

Returns an ALLEGRO\_FILE object on success or NULL on an error. On an error, the Allegro errno will be set and the file descriptor will not be closed.

The file descriptor will be closed by [al\_fclose(3)](/al_fclose/3.md) so you should not call close() on it.

## SEE ALSO

[al\_fopen(3)](/al_fopen/3.md)