getdirentries - get directory entries in a filesystem-independent format
#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
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.
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.
See the Linux library source code for details.
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
attributes(7).
| Interface |
Attribute |
Value |
| getdirentries () |
Thread safety |
MT-Safe |
Not in POSIX.1. Present on the BSDs, and a few other systems. Use
opendir(3) and
readdir(3) instead.
lseek(2),
open(2)