FSTATAT(2) | Linux Programmer's Manual | FSTATAT(2) |
NAME
fstatat - get file status relative to a directory file descriptorSYNOPSIS
#include<fcntl.h>
/*
Definition
of
AT_*
constants
*/ #include
<sys/stat.h>
int fstatat(int dirfd , const char * pathname , struct stat * buf ,
int flags );
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
- Since glibc 2.10:
- _XOPEN_SOURCE >= 700 || _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200809L
- Before glibc 2.10:
- _ATFILE_SOURCE
DESCRIPTION
The fstatat() system call operates in exactly the same way as stat(2), except for the differences described in this manual page.- AT_EMPTY_PATH (since Linux 2.6.39)
-
If
pathname is an empty string, operate on the file referred to by in which case the call operates on the file referred to by
dirfd (which may have been obtained using the
open(2)
O_PATH flag). In this case,
dirfd can refer to any type of file, not just a directory.
- AT_NO_AUTOMOUNT (since Linux 2.6.38)
- Don't automount the terminal ("basename") component of pathname if it is a directory that is an automount point. This allows the caller to gather attributes of an automount point (rather than the location it would mount). This flag can be used in tools that scan directories to prevent mass-automounting of a directory of automount points. The AT_NO_AUTOMOUNT flag has no effect if the mount point has already been mounted over.
- AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW
- If pathname is a symbolic link, do not dereference it: instead return information about the link itself, like lstat(2). (By default, fstatat() dereferences symbolic links, like stat(2).)
RETURN VALUE
On success, fstatat() returns 0. On error, -1 is returned and errno is set to indicate the error.ERRORS
The same errors that occur for stat(2) can also occur for fstatat(). The following additional errors can occur for fstatat():- EBADF
- dirfd is not a valid file descriptor.
- EINVAL
- Invalid flag specified in flags.
- ENOTDIR
- pathname is relative and dirfd is a file descriptor referring to a file other than a directory.
VERSIONS
fstatat() was added to Linux in kernel 2.6.16; library support was added to glibc in version 2.4.CONFORMING TO
POSIX.1-2008. A similar system call exists on Solaris.NOTES
See openat(2) for an explanation of the need for fstatat().SEE ALSO
openat(2), stat(2), path_resolution(7), symlink(7)COLOPHON
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