GETDIRENTRIES(3) Linux Programmer's Manual GETDIRENTRIES(3)NAME
getdirentries - get directory entries in a filesystem independent for‐
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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 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.
CONFORMING TO
Not in POSIX.1-2001. Present on the BSDs, and a few other systems.
Use opendir(3) and readdir(3) instead.
SEE ALSOlseek(2), open(2)BSD/MISC 1993-07-22 GETDIRENTRIES(3)