dircntl()

Control an open directory

Synopsis:

#include <dirent.h>

int dircntl( DIR * dir,
             int cmd,
             ... );

Arguments:

dir

Provide control for this directory.

cmd

At least the following values are defined in <dirent.h>:

• D_GETFLAG — retrieve the flags associated with the directory referenced by dir. For more information, see “Flag values,” below.
• D_SETFLAG — set the flags associated with the directory referenced by dir to the value given as an additional argument. The new value can be any combination of the flags described in “Flag values,” below.

Library:

libc

Use the -l c option to qcc to link against this library. This library is usually included automatically.

Description:

The dircntl() function provides control over the open directory referenced by the dir argument. This function behaves in a manner similar to the file control function, fcntl().

Flag values

D_FLAG_FILTER

Filter out duplicate name entries that may occur due to the union filesystem during a readdir() operation.

D_FLAG_STAT

Indicate to servers that they should attempt to return extra stat() information as part of the readdir() operation.

Returns:

The return value depends on the value of cmd:

D_GETFLAG

The flags associated with the directory, or -1 if an error occurs (errno is set).

D_SETFLAG

0 for success, or -1 if an error occurs (errno is set).

Examples:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <dirent.h>

int main(int argc, char **argv) {
    DIR *dp;
    int ret;

    if(!(dp = opendir("/"))) {
        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
    }

    /* Display the flags that are set on the
       directory by default*/
    if((ret = dircntl(dp, D_GETFLAG)) == -1) {
        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
    }

    if(ret & D_FLAG_FILTER) {
        printf("Directory names are filtered\n");
    } else {
        printf("Directory names are not filtered\n");
    }

    if(ret & D_FLAG_STAT) {
        printf("Servers asked for extra stat information\n");
    } else {
        printf("Servers not asked for extra stat information\n");
    }

    closedir(dp);

    return 0;
}

Classification:

QNX Neutrino

See also:

fcntl(), opendir(), readdir()