# fd\_set - [Overview](#section1038682519165636) - [Summary](#section1126534124165636) - [Data Fields](#pub-attribs) - [Details](#section518354676165636) - [Field](#section1185365104165636) - [fds\_bits](#af3253fd40c49cf37181639e903f16aba) ## **Overview** **Related Modules:** [IO](IO.md) **Description:** Defines a file descriptor set. This structure is used to specify whether the file descriptor set exists. ## **Summary** ## Data Fields

Variable Name

Description

fds_bits [FD_SETSIZE/8/sizeof(long)]

unsigned long

## **Details** ## **Field ** ## fds\_bits ``` unsigned long fd_set::fds_bits[[FD_SETSIZE](IO.md#ga86c5dbf5a99358e288f573d6a1e0873f)/8/sizeof(long)] ``` **Description:** Whether the descriptor exists is indicated by each bit.