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NAME
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dirread, dirreadall – read directory
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SYNOPSIS
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#include <u.h>
#include <libc.h>
long dirread(int fd, Dir **buf)
long dirreadall(int fd, Dir **buf)
#define STATMAX 65535U
#define DIRMAX (sizeof(Dir)+STATMAX)
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DESCRIPTION
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The data returned by a read(3) on a directory is a set of complete
directory entries in a machine-independent format, exactly equivalent
to the result of a stat(3) on each file or subdirectory in the
directory. Dirread decodes the directory entries into a machine-dependent
form. It reads from fd and unpacks the data into an array of Dir
structures whose
address is returned in *buf (see stat(3) for the layout of a Dir).
The array is allocated with malloc(3) each time dirread is called.
Dirreadall is like dirread, but reads in the entire directory;
by contrast, dirread steps through a directory one read(3) at
a time.
Directory entries have variable length. A successful read of a
directory always returns an integral number of complete directory
entries; dirread always returns complete Dir structures. See read(9p)
for more information.
The constant STATMAX is the maximum size that a directory entry
can occupy. The constant DIRMAX is an upper limit on the size
necessary to hold a Dir structure and all the associated data.
Dirread and dirreadall return the number of Dir structures filled
in buf. The file offset is advanced by the number of bytes actually
read.
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DIAGNOSTICS
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Dirread and Dirreadall return zero for end of file and a negative
value for error. In either case, *buf is set to nil so the pointer
can always be freed with impunity.
These functions set errstr.
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