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SYMLINKAT(2)		   Linux Programmer's Manual		  SYMLINKAT(2)

NAME
       symlinkat  -  create  a	symbolic  link	relative  to  a directory file
       descriptor

SYNOPSIS
       #include <fcntl.h> /* Definition of AT_* constants */
       #include <unistd.h>

       int symlinkat(const char *target, int newdirfd, const char *linkpath);

   Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):

       symlinkat():
	   Since glibc 2.10:
	       _XOPEN_SOURCE >= 700 || _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200809L
	   Before glibc 2.10:
	       _ATFILE_SOURCE

DESCRIPTION
       The symlinkat() system call operates in exactly the same	 way  as  sym‐
       link(2), except for the differences described in this manual page.

       If  the	pathname given in linkpath is relative, then it is interpreted
       relative to the directory referred to by the file  descriptor  newdirfd
       (rather	than  relative to the current working directory of the calling
       process, as is done by symlink(2) for a relative pathname).

       If linkpath is relative and newdirfd is	the  special  value  AT_FDCWD,
       then  linkpath is interpreted relative to the current working directory
       of the calling process (like symlink(2)).

       If linkpath is absolute, then newdirfd is ignored.

RETURN VALUE
       On success, symlinkat() returns 0.  On error, -1 is returned and	 errno
       is set to indicate the error.

ERRORS
       The  same  errors  that	occur  for  symlink(2) can also occur for sym‐
       linkat().  The following additional errors can occur for symlinkat():

       EBADF  newdirfd is not a valid file descriptor.

       ENOTDIR
	      linkpath is relative and newdirfd is a file descriptor referring
	      to a file other than a directory.

VERSIONS
       symlinkat()  was	 added	to Linux in kernel 2.6.16; library support was
       added to glibc in version 2.4.

CONFORMING TO
       POSIX.1-2008.

NOTES
       See openat(2) for an explanation of the need for symlinkat().

SEE ALSO
       openat(2), symlink(2), path_resolution(7), symlink(7)

COLOPHON
       This page is part of release 3.58 of the Linux  man-pages  project.   A
       description  of	the project, and information about reporting bugs, can
       be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.

Linux				  2014-02-05			  SYMLINKAT(2)
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