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1.9 KiB
Groff
103 lines
1.9 KiB
Groff
.TH DIRREAD 3
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.SH NAME
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dirread, dirreadall \- read directory
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B #include <u.h>
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.br
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.B #include <libc.h>
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.PP
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.B
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long dirread(int fd, Dir **buf)
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.PP
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.B
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long dirreadall(int fd, Dir **buf)
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.PP
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.B
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#define STATMAX 65535U
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.PP
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.B
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#define DIRMAX (sizeof(Dir)+STATMAX)
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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The data returned by a
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.MR read (3)
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on a directory is a set of complete directory entries
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in a machine-independent format, exactly equivalent to
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the result of a
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.MR stat (3)
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on each file or subdirectory in the directory.
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.I Dirread
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decodes the directory entries into a machine-dependent form.
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It reads from
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.IR fd
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and unpacks the data into an array of
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.B Dir
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structures
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whose address is returned in
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.B *buf
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(see
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.MR stat (3)
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for the layout of a
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.BR Dir ).
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The array is allocated with
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.MR malloc (3)
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each time
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.I dirread
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is called.
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.PP
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.I Dirreadall
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is like
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.IR dirread ,
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but reads in the entire directory; by contrast,
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.I dirread
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steps through a directory one
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.MR read (3)
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at a time.
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.PP
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Directory entries have variable length.
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A successful
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.I read
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of a directory always returns an integral number of complete directory entries;
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.I dirread
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always returns complete
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.B Dir
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structures.
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See
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.IR read (9p)
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for more information.
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.PP
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The constant
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.B STATMAX
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is the maximum size that a directory entry can occupy.
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The constant
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.B DIRMAX
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is an upper limit on the size necessary to hold a
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.B Dir
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structure and all the associated data.
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.PP
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.I Dirread
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and
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.I dirreadall
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return the number of
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.B Dir
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structures filled in
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.BR buf .
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The file offset is advanced by the number of bytes actually read.
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.SH SOURCE
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.B \*9/src/lib9/dirread.c
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.MR intro (3) ,
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.MR open (3) ,
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.MR read (3)
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.SH DIAGNOSTICS
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.I Dirread
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and
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.I Dirreadall
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return zero for end of file and a negative value for error.
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In either case,
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.B *buf
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is set to
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.B nil
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so the pointer can always be freed with impunity.
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.PP
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These functions set
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.IR errstr .
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