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#include <unistd.h>
-.. cpp:function:: int select( int nfds, fd_set *readfds, fd_set *writefds, fd_set *exceptfds, struct timeval *timeout )
-
+.. c:function:: int select( int nfds, fd_set *readfds, fd_set *writefds, fd_set *exceptfds, struct timeval *timeout )
+ :name: v4l2-select
Arguments
=========
+``nfds``
+ The highest-numbered file descriptor in any of the three sets, plus 1.
+
+``readfds``
+ File descriptions to be watched if a read() call won't block.
+
+``writefds``
+ File descriptions to be watched if a write() won't block.
+
+``exceptfds``
+ File descriptions to be watched for V4L2 events.
+
+``timeout``
+ Maximum time to wait.
Description