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getdirentries(2) System Calls Manual getdirentries(2) NAME getdirentries - Gets directory entries in a file-system independent format. SYNOPSIS #include <dirent.h> int getdirentries( int fd, char *buf, int nbytes, long *basep ); PARAMETERS Specifies the file descriptor of a directory to be read. Points to a buffer containing the directory entries as dirent structures. Speci- fies the maximum amount of data to be transferred, in bytes. Points to the position of the block read. DESCRIPTION The getdirentries() function reads directory entries from a directory into a buffer. The entries are returned as dirent structures, a file- system independent format. The nbytes parameter should be greater than or equal to the block size associated with the file. (See stat(2).) Some file systems do not support the getdirentries() function with buffers smaller than this size. The entries returned by the getdirentries() function into the location pointed to by buf can be separated by extra space. The getdirentries() function writes the position of the block read into the location pointed to by the basep parameter. Alternatively, the current position pointer can be set and retrieved by lseek(). The cur- rent position pointer should only be set to a value returned by lseek(), a value returned in the location pointed to by basep, or 0 (zero). Upon successful completion, the actual number of bytes transferred is returned and the current position pointer associated with the fd para- meter is set to point to the next block of entries. The file descrip- tor pointer might not advance by the same number of bytes returned by the getdirentries() function. A value of 0 (zero) is returned when the end of the directory has been reached. RETURN VALUES Upon successful completion, the actual number of bytes transferred is returned. Otherwise, -1 is returned and errno is set to indicate the error. ERRORS If the getdirentries() function fails, errno is set to one of the fol- lowing values: The fd parameter is not a valid file descriptor open for reading. Either the buf or basep parameter points outside the allo- cated address space. Either the fd parameter is not a valid file de- scriptor for a directory or the buffer is too small. An I/O error oc- curred while the operating system was reading from or writing to the file system. RELATED INFORMATION Functions: open(2), lseek(2) delim off getdirentries(2)