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GETDIRENTRIES(3) | Linux Programmer's Manual | GETDIRENTRIES(3) |
NAME¶
getdirentries - get directory entries in a file system-independent formatSYNOPSIS¶
#include <dirent.h>Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
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¶
This page is part of release 3.44 of the Linux man-pages project. A description of the project, and information about reporting bugs, can be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.2007-07-26 | GNU |