#include <dirent.h> ssize_t getdirentries(int fd, char buf[restrict .nbytes], size_t nbytes, off_t *restrict basep); Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)): getdirentries(): Since glibc 2.19: _DEFAULT_SOURCE glibc 2.19 and earlier: _BSD_SOURCE || _SVID_SOURCE
LIBRARY
Standard C library (libc, -lc)
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 to indicate the error.
ERRORS
See the Linux library source code for details.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
attributes(7).
| Interface |
Attribute |
Value |
| getdirentries () |
Thread safety |
MT-Safe |
NOTES
Use opendir(3) and readdir(3) instead.