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| gd_dirfilename(3) | GETDATA | gd_dirfilename(3) |
NAME¶
gd_dirfilename — retrieve the name of a dirfileSYNOPSIS¶
#include <getdata.h>const char *gd_dirfilename(DIRFILE *dirfile);
DESCRIPTION¶
The gd_dirfilename() function queries a dirfile(5) database specified by dirfile and returns its name. The name of a dirfile is an absolute pathname which refers to the dirfile base directory.The dirfile argument must point to a valid DIRFILE object previously created by a call to gd_open(3).
RETURN VALUE¶
Upon successful completion, gd_dirfilename() returns a pointer to a constant string containing the pathname of the dirfile. On error, gd_dirfilename() returns NULL and sets the dirfile error to a non-zero value. Possible error values are:- GD_E_BAD_DIRFILE
- The supplied dirfile was invalid.
The dirfile error may be retrieved by calling gd_error(3). A descriptive error string for the last error encountered can be obtained from a call to gd_error_string(3).
SEE ALSO¶
gd_cbopen(3), path_resolution(7)| 1 August 2012 | Version 0.8.1 |