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GETDIRENTRIES
Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)Updated: 1993-07-22
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NAME
getdirentries - get directory entries in a filesystem independent formatSYNOPSIS
#define _BSD_SOURCE or #define _SVID_SOURCE#include <dirent.h>
ssize_t getdirentries(int fd, char *buf, size_t nbytes , off_t *basep);
DESCRIPTION
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.RETURN VALUE
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.ERRORS
See the Linux library source code for details.SEE ALSO
open(2), lseek(2)
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