FSTATAT(2) Linux Programmer's Manual FSTATAT(2)NAMEfstatat - get file status relative to a directory file descriptor
SYNOPSIS
#include <fcntl.h> /* Definition of AT_* constants */
#include <sys/stat.h>
int fstatat(int dirfd, const char *pathname, struct stat *buf,
int flags);
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
fstatat():
Since glibc 2.10:
_XOPEN_SOURCE >= 700 || _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200809L
Before glibc 2.10:
_ATFILE_SOURCE
DESCRIPTION
The fstatat() system call operates in exactly the same way as stat(2),
except for the differences described in this manual page.
If the pathname given in pathname is relative, then it is interpreted
relative to the directory referred to by the file descriptor dirfd
(rather than relative to the current working directory of the calling
process, as is done by stat(2) for a relative pathname).
If pathname is relative and dirfd is the special value AT_FDCWD, then
pathname is interpreted relative to the current working directory of
the calling process (like stat(2)).
If pathname is absolute, then dirfd is ignored.
flags can either be 0, or include one or more of the following flags
ORed:
AT_EMPTY_PATH (since Linux 2.6.39)
If pathname is an empty string, operate on the file referred to
by in which case the call operates on the file referred to by
dirfd (which may have been obtained using the open(2) O_PATH
flag). In this case, dirfd can refer to any type of file, not
just a directory.
AT_NO_AUTOMOUNT (since Linux 2.6.38)
Don't automount the terminal ("basename") component of pathname
if it is a directory that is an automount point. This allows
the caller to gather attributes of an automount point (rather
than the location it would mount). This flag can be used in
tools that scan directories to prevent mass-automounting of a
directory of automount points. The AT_NO_AUTOMOUNT flag has no
effect if the mount point has already been mounted over.
AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW
If pathname is a symbolic link, do not dereference it: instead
return information about the link itself, like lstat(2). (By
default, fstatat() dereferences symbolic links, like stat(2).)
RETURN VALUE
On success, fstatat() returns 0. On error, -1 is returned and errno is
set to indicate the error.
ERRORS
The same errors that occur for stat(2) can also occur for fstatat().
The following additional errors can occur for fstatat():
EBADF dirfd is not a valid file descriptor.
EINVAL Invalid flag specified in flags.
ENOTDIR
pathname is relative and dirfd is a file descriptor referring to
a file other than a directory.
VERSIONSfstatat() was added to Linux in kernel 2.6.16; library support was
added to glibc in version 2.4.
CONFORMING TO
POSIX.1-2008. A similar system call exists on Solaris.
NOTES
See openat(2) for an explanation of the need for fstatat().
The underlying system call employed by the glibc fstatat() wrapper
function is actually called fstatat64().
SEE ALSOopenat(2), stat(2), path_resolution(7), symlink(7)COLOPHON
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