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delproplist(3) Library Functions Manual delproplist(3) NAME delproplist, fdelproplist - Removes Extended File Attributes from a file SYNOPSIS #include <sys/proplist.h> int delproplist ( char *path, int follow, struct proplistname_args *args ); int fdelproplist ( int fd, struct proplistname_args *args ); PARAMETERS Points to a file whose Extended File Attributes are to be re- moved from its Property List. If non-zero, specifies that if the last component in *path is a symbolic link, then the link should be traversed. Points to the proplistname_args structure, defined in sys/pro- plist.h, that contains the following members: pl_mask Contains system-wide Extended File Attributes. Note that if you are deleting all the Extended File Attributes of a file, pl_mask must equal PLE_FLAG_ALL defined in sys/pro- plist.h. Also, if you are deleting Extended File Attribute flags that match certain system-wide Extended File Attributes, the value of pl_mask should be formed by ORing the desired val- ues of the system-wide Extended File Attributes. pl_numnames Contains the number of Extended File Attributes names held in the names array, pl_names. pl_names Contains a counted array of Extended File Attribute names. Note that the Extended File Attribute names are null terminated ASCII strings and that the last element of the array must be a null pointer. Also, a null array pointer indicates all Extended File Attributes. Specifies a file descriptor that points to a file whose Extended File Attributes are to be removed from its Property List. This parameter is used with the fdelproplist function. DESCRIPTION The delproplist function removes one or more Extended File Attributes, whose names are specified in the structure pointed to by *args, from the Property List of the file pointed to by *path. An Extended File Attribute is a name and value pair that is contained in a variable- sized structure called a Property List. A Property List is part of a file's metadata and can contain abstract name and value pairs (Extended File Attributes) that can be set either by the operating system (for example, ACLs and privileges) or by a user-level application (for exam- ple, PC File Attributes). Note that if you specify a non-existent Ex- tended File Attribute name, the function will return successfully. The fdelproplist function behaves the same as delproplist, except that it operates on a file descriptor rather than a pointer to a file. RESTRICTIONS If a system failure occurs when the Extended File Attributes are being removed from disk, one of the three following conditions may apply to each Extended File Attribute, since there are no ordering guarantees when several Extended File Attributes are being updated: The Extended File Attribute was not removed from the disk. The Extended File At- tribute was removed from the disk. EXAMPLES #include <sys/proplist.h> main() { char *ptr, *buf, *name, *value; int *value_len, *flags, buffer_size, min_buffer_size, ret, nbytes; struct pro- plistname_args entry_names; static char *names[] = { "primary_name", "secondary_name", "" }; . . . /* * Delete the property list entries */ if (delproplist("/tmp/foo", 1, entry_names)) perror("delproplist"); free(buf); } RETURN VALUES If successful, zero is returned, the specified Extended File Attribute is deleted from disk, and the change time of the file pointed to by *path is marked for update. If unsuccessful, the integer -1 is returned and errno is set to indi- cate the error. ERRORS In addition to errors associated with open(2), the function will fail if: Search permission was denied for a directory in *path. The calling program was not the owner of the file and the process does not have the appropriate system privilige. A prob- lem was encountered with the Extended File Attribute name. A problem was encountered with the Extended File Attribute name. There was an error reading or writing some portion of the Prop- erty List. The Extended File Attribute could not be associated with the file pointed to by *path. The calling program did not have the appropriate system privilige to access the requested Extended File Attribute, for example, DEC_AUDIT_PROPLISTFLAG. The file system is mounted read-only. RELATED INFORMATION Functions: open(2), add_proplist_entry(3), delproplist(3), fdelpro- plist(3), fgetproplist(3), fsetproplist(3), get_proplist_entry(3), get- proplist(3), setproplist(3), sizeof_proplist_entry(3). Files: proplist(4), sys/proplist.h. delim off delproplist(3)