C restore stdout to terminal

by 
#include <unistd.h>

...

int saved_stdout;

...

/* Save current stdout for use later */
saved_stdout = dup(1);
dup2(my_temporary_stdout_fd, 1);

... do some work on your new stdout ...

/* Restore stdout */
dup2(saved_stdout, 1);
close(saved_stdout);

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