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pathconf(3P) pathconf(3P)
NAME
pathconf, fpathconf - get configurable pathname
variables
SYNOPSIS
finclude
long pathconf (path, name)
char *path;
int name;
long fpathconf (fildes, name)
int fildes, name;
DESCRIPTION
pathconf and fpathconf provide a method for an application
to determine the current value of a configurable limit or option
that is associated with a file or directory.
For fpathconf, path points to a pathname of a file or directory.
For fpathconf, fildes is an open file descriptor. name is the
variable to be queried relative to the file or directory. The following
variables can be queried:
PC LINK MAX
- - -
-
PC
-
MAX
-
CANON
-
PC
-
MAX
-
INPUT
-
PC
-
NAME MAX
-
PC PATH MAX
- - -
-
PC
-
PIPE
-
BUF
PC CHOWN RESTRICTED
-
PC
-
CHOWN
--
SUP GRP
-
PC DIR DOTS
- -
PC GROUP PARENT
-
PC
-
LINK
-
DIR
-
PC
-
NO
-
TRUNC
PC UTIME OWNER
PC VDISABLE
RETURN VALUE
If the named variable is not defined on the system, or if name is
not a valid variable name, or if the variable cannot be associated
with the specified file or directory, or if the process does not have
permission to query the file specified by path, or if path does not
exist, pathconf returns-1.
February, 1990
Revision C
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