getdirentries

GETDIRENTRIES(3)           Linux Programmer's Manual          GETDIRENTRIES(3)



NAME
       getdirentries  - get directory entries in a filesystem independent for-
       mat

SYNOPSIS
       #define _BSD_SOURCE or #define _SVID_SOURCE
       #include <dirent.h>

       ssize_t getdirentries(int fd, char *buf, size_t nbytes , off_t *basep);

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.

SEE ALSO
       open(2), lseek(2)



BSD/MISC                          1993-07-22                  GETDIRENTRIES(3)