GETDIRENTRIES(3) |
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GETDIRENTRIES(3) |
NAME
getdirentries - get directory entries in a file system-independent format
SYNOPSIS
#include <dirent.h>
ssize_t getdirentries(int
fd
, char *
buf
, size_t
nbytes
, off_t *
basep
);
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see
feature_test_macros(7)):
getdirentries(): _BSD_SOURCE || _SVID_SOURCE
DESCRIPTION
Read directory entries from the directory specified by
fd into
buf. At most
nbytes are read. Reading starts at offset
*basep, and
*basep is updated with the new position after reading.
RETURN VALUE
getdirentries() returns the number of bytes read or zero when at the end of the directory. If an error occurs, -1 is returned, and
errno is set appropriately.
ERRORS
See the Linux library source code for details.
CONFORMING TO
Not in POSIX.1-2001. Present on the BSDs, and a few other systems. Use
opendir(3) and
readdir(3) instead.
SEE ALSO
lseek(2),
open(2)
COLOPHON
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