GETDIRENTRIES(3) Linux Programmer's Manual GETDIRENTRIES(3)NAMEgetdirentries - get directory entries in a filesystem-independent for‐
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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():
Since glibc 2.19:
_DEFAULT_SOURCE
Glibc 2.19 and earlier:
_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 VALUEgetdirentries() 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.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
attributes(7).
┌────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
│Interface │ Attribute │ Value │
├────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
│getdirentries() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
└────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
CONFORMING TO
Not in POSIX.1. Present on the BSDs, and a few other systems. Use
opendir(3) and readdir(3) instead.
SEE ALSOlseek(2), open(2)COLOPHON
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