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2 This file is part of the GNU C Library.
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5 modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
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16 <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
19 * POSIX Standard: 5.1.2 Directory Operations <dirent.h>
22 #ifndef _DIRENT_H
23 #define _DIRENT_H 1
25 #include <features.h>
27 __BEGIN_DECLS
29 #include <bits/types.h>
31 #ifdef __USE_XOPEN
32 # ifndef __ino_t_defined
33 # ifndef __USE_FILE_OFFSET64
34 typedef __ino_t ino_t;
35 # else
36 typedef __ino64_t ino_t;
37 # endif
38 # define __ino_t_defined
39 # endif
40 # if defined __USE_LARGEFILE64 && !defined __ino64_t_defined
41 typedef __ino64_t ino64_t;
42 # define __ino64_t_defined
43 # endif
44 #endif
46 /* This file defines `struct dirent'.
48 It defines the macro `_DIRENT_HAVE_D_NAMLEN' iff there is a `d_namlen'
49 member that gives the length of `d_name'.
51 It defines the macro `_DIRENT_HAVE_D_RECLEN' iff there is a `d_reclen'
52 member that gives the size of the entire directory entry.
54 It defines the macro `_DIRENT_HAVE_D_OFF' iff there is a `d_off'
55 member that gives the file offset of the next directory entry.
57 It defines the macro `_DIRENT_HAVE_D_TYPE' iff there is a `d_type'
58 member that gives the type of the file.
61 #include <bits/dirent.h>
63 #if defined __USE_MISC && !defined d_fileno
64 # define d_ino d_fileno /* Backward compatibility. */
65 #endif
67 /* These macros extract size information from a `struct dirent *'.
68 They may evaluate their argument multiple times, so it must not
69 have side effects. Each of these may involve a relatively costly
70 call to `strlen' on some systems, so these values should be cached.
72 _D_EXACT_NAMLEN (DP) returns the length of DP->d_name, not including
73 its terminating null character.
75 _D_ALLOC_NAMLEN (DP) returns a size at least (_D_EXACT_NAMLEN (DP) + 1);
76 that is, the allocation size needed to hold the DP->d_name string.
77 Use this macro when you don't need the exact length, just an upper bound.
78 This macro is less likely to require calling `strlen' than _D_EXACT_NAMLEN.
81 #ifdef _DIRENT_HAVE_D_NAMLEN
82 # define _D_EXACT_NAMLEN(d) ((d)->d_namlen)
83 # define _D_ALLOC_NAMLEN(d) (_D_EXACT_NAMLEN (d) + 1)
84 #else
85 # define _D_EXACT_NAMLEN(d) (strlen ((d)->d_name))
86 # ifdef _DIRENT_HAVE_D_RECLEN
87 # define _D_ALLOC_NAMLEN(d) (((char *) (d) + (d)->d_reclen) - &(d)->d_name[0])
88 # else
89 # define _D_ALLOC_NAMLEN(d) (sizeof (d)->d_name > 1 ? sizeof (d)->d_name : \
90 _D_EXACT_NAMLEN (d) + 1)
91 # endif
92 #endif
95 #ifdef __USE_MISC
96 /* File types for `d_type'. */
97 enum
99 DT_UNKNOWN = 0,
100 # define DT_UNKNOWN DT_UNKNOWN
101 DT_FIFO = 1,
102 # define DT_FIFO DT_FIFO
103 DT_CHR = 2,
104 # define DT_CHR DT_CHR
105 DT_DIR = 4,
106 # define DT_DIR DT_DIR
107 DT_BLK = 6,
108 # define DT_BLK DT_BLK
109 DT_REG = 8,
110 # define DT_REG DT_REG
111 DT_LNK = 10,
112 # define DT_LNK DT_LNK
113 DT_SOCK = 12,
114 # define DT_SOCK DT_SOCK
115 DT_WHT = 14
116 # define DT_WHT DT_WHT
119 /* Convert between stat structure types and directory types. */
120 # define IFTODT(mode) (((mode) & 0170000) >> 12)
121 # define DTTOIF(dirtype) ((dirtype) << 12)
122 #endif
125 /* This is the data type of directory stream objects.
126 The actual structure is opaque to users. */
127 typedef struct __dirstream DIR;
129 /* Open a directory stream on NAME.
130 Return a DIR stream on the directory, or NULL if it could not be opened.
132 This function is a possible cancellation point and therefore not
133 marked with __THROW. */
134 extern DIR *opendir (const char *__name) __nonnull ((1));
136 #ifdef __USE_XOPEN2K8
137 /* Same as opendir, but open the stream on the file descriptor FD.
139 This function is a possible cancellation point and therefore not
140 marked with __THROW. */
141 extern DIR *fdopendir (int __fd);
142 #endif
144 /* Close the directory stream DIRP.
145 Return 0 if successful, -1 if not.
147 This function is a possible cancellation point and therefore not
148 marked with __THROW. */
149 extern int closedir (DIR *__dirp) __nonnull ((1));
151 /* Read a directory entry from DIRP. Return a pointer to a `struct
152 dirent' describing the entry, or NULL for EOF or error. The
153 storage returned may be overwritten by a later readdir call on the
154 same DIR stream.
156 If the Large File Support API is selected we have to use the
157 appropriate interface.
159 This function is a possible cancellation point and therefore not
160 marked with __THROW. */
161 #ifndef __USE_FILE_OFFSET64
162 extern struct dirent *readdir (DIR *__dirp) __nonnull ((1));
163 #else
164 # ifdef __REDIRECT
165 extern struct dirent *__REDIRECT (readdir, (DIR *__dirp), readdir64)
166 __nonnull ((1));
167 # else
168 # define readdir readdir64
169 # endif
170 #endif
172 #ifdef __USE_LARGEFILE64
173 extern struct dirent64 *readdir64 (DIR *__dirp) __nonnull ((1));
174 #endif
176 #ifdef __USE_POSIX
177 /* Reentrant version of `readdir'. Return in RESULT a pointer to the
178 next entry.
180 This function is a possible cancellation point and therefore not
181 marked with __THROW. */
182 # ifndef __USE_FILE_OFFSET64
183 extern int readdir_r (DIR *__restrict __dirp,
184 struct dirent *__restrict __entry,
185 struct dirent **__restrict __result)
186 __nonnull ((1, 2, 3));
187 # else
188 # ifdef __REDIRECT
189 extern int __REDIRECT (readdir_r,
190 (DIR *__restrict __dirp,
191 struct dirent *__restrict __entry,
192 struct dirent **__restrict __result),
193 readdir64_r) __nonnull ((1, 2, 3));
194 # else
195 # define readdir_r readdir64_r
196 # endif
197 # endif
199 # ifdef __USE_LARGEFILE64
200 extern int readdir64_r (DIR *__restrict __dirp,
201 struct dirent64 *__restrict __entry,
202 struct dirent64 **__restrict __result)
203 __nonnull ((1, 2, 3));
204 # endif
205 #endif /* POSIX or misc */
207 /* Rewind DIRP to the beginning of the directory. */
208 extern void rewinddir (DIR *__dirp) __THROW __nonnull ((1));
210 #if defined __USE_MISC || defined __USE_XOPEN
211 # include <bits/types.h>
213 /* Seek to position POS on DIRP. */
214 extern void seekdir (DIR *__dirp, long int __pos) __THROW __nonnull ((1));
216 /* Return the current position of DIRP. */
217 extern long int telldir (DIR *__dirp) __THROW __nonnull ((1));
218 #endif
220 #ifdef __USE_XOPEN2K8
222 /* Return the file descriptor used by DIRP. */
223 extern int dirfd (DIR *__dirp) __THROW __nonnull ((1));
225 # if defined __OPTIMIZE__ && defined _DIR_dirfd
226 # define dirfd(dirp) _DIR_dirfd (dirp)
227 # endif
229 # ifdef __USE_MISC
230 # ifndef MAXNAMLEN
231 /* Get the definitions of the POSIX.1 limits. */
232 # include <bits/posix1_lim.h>
234 /* `MAXNAMLEN' is the BSD name for what POSIX calls `NAME_MAX'. */
235 # ifdef NAME_MAX
236 # define MAXNAMLEN NAME_MAX
237 # else
238 # define MAXNAMLEN 255
239 # endif
240 # endif
241 # endif
243 # define __need_size_t
244 # include <stddef.h>
246 /* Scan the directory DIR, calling SELECTOR on each directory entry.
247 Entries for which SELECT returns nonzero are individually malloc'd,
248 sorted using qsort with CMP, and collected in a malloc'd array in
249 *NAMELIST. Returns the number of entries selected, or -1 on error.
251 This function is a cancellation point and therefore not marked with
252 __THROW. */
253 # ifndef __USE_FILE_OFFSET64
254 extern int scandir (const char *__restrict __dir,
255 struct dirent ***__restrict __namelist,
256 int (*__selector) (const struct dirent *),
257 int (*__cmp) (const struct dirent **,
258 const struct dirent **))
259 __nonnull ((1, 2));
260 # else
261 # ifdef __REDIRECT
262 extern int __REDIRECT (scandir,
263 (const char *__restrict __dir,
264 struct dirent ***__restrict __namelist,
265 int (*__selector) (const struct dirent *),
266 int (*__cmp) (const struct dirent **,
267 const struct dirent **)),
268 scandir64) __nonnull ((1, 2));
269 # else
270 # define scandir scandir64
271 # endif
272 # endif
274 # if defined __USE_GNU && defined __USE_LARGEFILE64
275 /* This function is like `scandir' but it uses the 64bit dirent structure.
276 Please note that the CMP function must now work with struct dirent64 **. */
277 extern int scandir64 (const char *__restrict __dir,
278 struct dirent64 ***__restrict __namelist,
279 int (*__selector) (const struct dirent64 *),
280 int (*__cmp) (const struct dirent64 **,
281 const struct dirent64 **))
282 __nonnull ((1, 2));
283 # endif
285 # ifdef __USE_GNU
286 /* Similar to `scandir' but a relative DIR name is interpreted relative
287 to the directory for which DFD is a descriptor.
289 This function is a cancellation point and therefore not marked with
290 __THROW. */
291 # ifndef __USE_FILE_OFFSET64
292 extern int scandirat (int __dfd, const char *__restrict __dir,
293 struct dirent ***__restrict __namelist,
294 int (*__selector) (const struct dirent *),
295 int (*__cmp) (const struct dirent **,
296 const struct dirent **))
297 __nonnull ((2, 3));
298 # else
299 # ifdef __REDIRECT
300 extern int __REDIRECT (scandirat,
301 (int __dfd, const char *__restrict __dir,
302 struct dirent ***__restrict __namelist,
303 int (*__selector) (const struct dirent *),
304 int (*__cmp) (const struct dirent **,
305 const struct dirent **)),
306 scandirat64) __nonnull ((2, 3));
307 # else
308 # define scandirat scandirat64
309 # endif
310 # endif
312 /* This function is like `scandir' but it uses the 64bit dirent structure.
313 Please note that the CMP function must now work with struct dirent64 **. */
314 extern int scandirat64 (int __dfd, const char *__restrict __dir,
315 struct dirent64 ***__restrict __namelist,
316 int (*__selector) (const struct dirent64 *),
317 int (*__cmp) (const struct dirent64 **,
318 const struct dirent64 **))
319 __nonnull ((2, 3));
320 # endif
322 /* Function to compare two `struct dirent's alphabetically. */
323 # ifndef __USE_FILE_OFFSET64
324 extern int alphasort (const struct dirent **__e1,
325 const struct dirent **__e2)
326 __THROW __attribute_pure__ __nonnull ((1, 2));
327 # else
328 # ifdef __REDIRECT
329 extern int __REDIRECT_NTH (alphasort,
330 (const struct dirent **__e1,
331 const struct dirent **__e2),
332 alphasort64) __attribute_pure__ __nonnull ((1, 2));
333 # else
334 # define alphasort alphasort64
335 # endif
336 # endif
338 # if defined __USE_GNU && defined __USE_LARGEFILE64
339 extern int alphasort64 (const struct dirent64 **__e1,
340 const struct dirent64 **__e2)
341 __THROW __attribute_pure__ __nonnull ((1, 2));
342 # endif
343 #endif /* Use XPG7. */
346 #ifdef __USE_MISC
347 /* Read directory entries from FD into BUF, reading at most NBYTES.
348 Reading starts at offset *BASEP, and *BASEP is updated with the new
349 position after reading. Returns the number of bytes read; zero when at
350 end of directory; or -1 for errors. */
351 # ifndef __USE_FILE_OFFSET64
352 extern __ssize_t getdirentries (int __fd, char *__restrict __buf,
353 size_t __nbytes,
354 __off_t *__restrict __basep)
355 __THROW __nonnull ((2, 4));
356 # else
357 # ifdef __REDIRECT
358 extern __ssize_t __REDIRECT_NTH (getdirentries,
359 (int __fd, char *__restrict __buf,
360 size_t __nbytes,
361 __off64_t *__restrict __basep),
362 getdirentries64) __nonnull ((2, 4));
363 # else
364 # define getdirentries getdirentries64
365 # endif
366 # endif
368 # ifdef __USE_LARGEFILE64
369 extern __ssize_t getdirentries64 (int __fd, char *__restrict __buf,
370 size_t __nbytes,
371 __off64_t *__restrict __basep)
372 __THROW __nonnull ((2, 4));
373 # endif
374 #endif /* Use misc. */
376 #ifdef __USE_GNU
377 /* Function to compare two `struct dirent's by name & version. */
378 # ifndef __USE_FILE_OFFSET64
379 extern int versionsort (const struct dirent **__e1,
380 const struct dirent **__e2)
381 __THROW __attribute_pure__ __nonnull ((1, 2));
382 # else
383 # ifdef __REDIRECT
384 extern int __REDIRECT_NTH (versionsort,
385 (const struct dirent **__e1,
386 const struct dirent **__e2),
387 versionsort64)
388 __attribute_pure__ __nonnull ((1, 2));
389 # else
390 # define versionsort versionsort64
391 # endif
392 # endif
394 # ifdef __USE_LARGEFILE64
395 extern int versionsort64 (const struct dirent64 **__e1,
396 const struct dirent64 **__e2)
397 __THROW __attribute_pure__ __nonnull ((1, 2));
398 # endif
399 #endif /* Use GNU. */
401 __END_DECLS
403 #endif /* dirent.h */