getdirentries(3)

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NAME

6       getdirentries  - get directory entries in a filesystem-independent for‐
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SYNOPSIS

10       #include <dirent.h>
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12       ssize_t getdirentries(int fd, char *buf, size_t nbytes , off_t *basep);
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14   Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
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16       getdirentries():
17           Since glibc 2.19:
18               _DEFAULT_SOURCE
19           Glibc 2.19 and earlier:
20               _BSD_SOURCE || _SVID_SOURCE
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DESCRIPTION

23       Read directory entries from the directory specified by fd into buf.  At
24       most  nbytes  are read.  Reading starts at offset *basep, and *basep is
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RETURN VALUE

28       getdirentries() returns the number of bytes read or zero  when  at  the
29       end of the directory.  If an error occurs, -1 is returned, and errno is
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ERRORS

33       See the Linux library source code for details.
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ATTRIBUTES

36       For  an  explanation  of  the  terms  used   in   this   section,   see
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39       ┌────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
40       │Interface       │ Attribute     │ Value   │
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42       │getdirentries() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
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CONFORMING TO

45       Not  in  POSIX.1.   Present  on the BSDs, and a few other systems.  Use
46       opendir(3) and readdir(3) instead.
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