1GETDIRENTRIES(3)           Linux Programmer's Manual          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 *restrict buf, size_t nbytes,
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15   Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
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17       getdirentries():
18           Since glibc 2.19:
19               _DEFAULT_SOURCE
20           Glibc 2.19 and earlier:
21               _BSD_SOURCE || _SVID_SOURCE
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DESCRIPTION

24       Read directory entries from the directory specified by fd into buf.  At
25       most  nbytes  are read.  Reading starts at offset *basep, and *basep is
26       updated with the new position after reading.
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RETURN VALUE

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

34       See the Linux library source code for details.
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ATTRIBUTES

37       For an  explanation  of  the  terms  used  in  this  section,  see  at‐
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40       ┌────────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
41       │Interface                                   │ Attribute     │ Value   │
42       ├────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
43       │getdirentries()                             │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
44       └────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
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CONFORMING TO

47       Not  in  POSIX.1.   Present  on the BSDs, and a few other systems.  Use
48       opendir(3) and readdir(3) instead.
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SEE ALSO

51       lseek(2), open(2)
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COLOPHON

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