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+/* Revoke the access of all descriptors currently open on a file.  AIX version.
+   Copyright (C) 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
+   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+   License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Library General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not,
+   write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+   Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
+
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+extern int frevoke (int fdes);
+
+int
+revoke (file)
+     const char *file;
+{
+  int fd;
+  int res;
+
+  fd = open (file, O_RDONLY);
+  if (fd < 0)
+    return -1;
+
+  res = frevoke (fd);
+  (void) close (fd);
+
+  return res;
+}