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<H1>GETDIRENTRIES</H1>
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Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)<BR>Updated: 2016-03-15<BR><A HREF="#index">Index</A>
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<A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html">Return to Main Contents</A><HR>
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<A NAME="lbAB"> </A>
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<H2>NAME</H2>
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getdirentries - get directory entries in a filesystem-independent format
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<A NAME="lbAC"> </A>
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2>
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<B>#include <<A HREF="file:///usr/include/dirent.h">dirent.h</A>></B>
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<P>
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<B>ssize_t getdirentries(int </B><I>fd</I><B>, char *</B><I>buf</I><B>, size_t </B><I>nbytes</I>
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<B>, off_t *</B><I>basep</I><B>);</B>
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Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?7+feature_test_macros">feature_test_macros</A></B>(7)):
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<B>getdirentries</B>():
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<BR> Since glibc 2.19:
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<BR> _DEFAULT_SOURCE
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<BR> Glibc 2.19 and earlier:
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<BR> _BSD_SOURCE || _SVID_SOURCE
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<A NAME="lbAD"> </A>
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2>
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Read directory entries from the directory specified by
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<I>fd</I>
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into
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<I>buf</I>.
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At most
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<I>nbytes</I>
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are read.
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Reading starts at offset
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<I>*basep</I>,
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and
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<I>*basep</I>
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is updated with the new position after reading.
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<A NAME="lbAE"> </A>
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<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2>
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<B>getdirentries</B>()
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returns the number of bytes read or zero when at the end of the directory.
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If an error occurs, -1 is returned, and
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<I>errno</I>
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is set appropriately.
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<A NAME="lbAF"> </A>
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<H2>ERRORS</H2>
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See the Linux library source code for details.
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<A NAME="lbAG"> </A>
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<H2>ATTRIBUTES</H2>
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For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?7+attributes">attributes</A></B>(7).
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<TABLE BORDER>
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<TR VALIGN=top><TD><B>Interface</B></TD><TD><B>Attribute</B></TD><TD><B>Value</B><BR></TD></TR>
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<TR VALIGN=top><TD>
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<B>getdirentries</B>()
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</TD><TD>Thread safety</TD><TD>MT-Safe<BR></TD></TR>
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</TABLE>
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<A NAME="lbAH"> </A>
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<H2>CONFORMING TO</H2>
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Not in POSIX.1.
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Present on the BSDs, and a few other systems.
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Use
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?3+opendir">opendir</A></B>(3)
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and
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?3+readdir">readdir</A></B>(3)
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instead.
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2>
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+lseek">lseek</A></B>(2),
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+open">open</A></B>(2)
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<A NAME="lbAJ"> </A>
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<H2>COLOPHON</H2>
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This page is part of release 5.05 of the Linux
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<I>man-pages</I>
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project.
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A description of the project,
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information about reporting bugs,
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and the latest version of this page,
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can be found at
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<A HREF="https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.">https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.</A>
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<P>
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<A NAME="index"> </A><H2>Index</H2>
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<DL>
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<DT id="1"><A HREF="#lbAB">NAME</A><DD>
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<DT id="2"><A HREF="#lbAC">SYNOPSIS</A><DD>
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<DT id="3"><A HREF="#lbAD">DESCRIPTION</A><DD>
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<DT id="4"><A HREF="#lbAE">RETURN VALUE</A><DD>
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<DT id="5"><A HREF="#lbAF">ERRORS</A><DD>
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<DT id="6"><A HREF="#lbAG">ATTRIBUTES</A><DD>
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<DT id="7"><A HREF="#lbAH">CONFORMING TO</A><DD>
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<DT id="8"><A HREF="#lbAI">SEE ALSO</A><DD>
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<DT id="9"><A HREF="#lbAJ">COLOPHON</A><DD>
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</DL>
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