158 lines
4.2 KiB
Groff
158 lines
4.2 KiB
Groff
.\" $NetBSD: getcwd.3,v 1.7 1997/10/08 09:28:01 kleink Exp $
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.\" Copyright (c) 1991, 1993
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.\" @(#)getcwd.3 8.2 (Berkeley) 12/11/93
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.\"
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.Dd December 11, 1993
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.Dt GETCWD 3
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.Os BSD 4.2
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm getcwd ,
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.Nm getwd
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.Nd get working directory pathname
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Fd #include <unistd.h>
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.Ft char *
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.Fn getcwd "char *buf" "size_t size"
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.Ft char *
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.Fn getwd "char *buf"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Fn getcwd
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function copies the absolute pathname of the current working directory
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into the memory referenced by
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.Fa buf
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and returns a pointer to
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.Fa buf .
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The
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.Fa size
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argument is the size, in bytes, of the array referenced by
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.Fa buf .
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.Pp
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If
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.Fa buf
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is
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.Dv NULL ,
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space is allocated as necessary to store the pathname.
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This space may later be
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.Xr free 3 Ns 'd.
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.Pp
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The function
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.Fn getwd
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is a compatibility routine which calls
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.Fn getcwd
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with its
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.Fa buf
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argument and a size of
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.Dv MAXPATHLEN
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(as defined in the include
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file
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.Aq Pa sys/param.h ) .
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Obviously,
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.Fa buf
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should be at least
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.Dv MAXPATHLEN
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bytes in length.
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.Pp
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These routines have traditionally been used by programs to save the
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name of a working directory for the purpose of returning to it.
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A much faster and less error-prone method of accomplishing this is to
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open the current directory
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.Pq Ql \&.
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and use the
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.Xr fchdir 2
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function to return.
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.Sh RETURN VALUES
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Upon successful completion, a pointer to the pathname is returned.
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Otherwise a
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.Dv NULL
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pointer is returned and the global variable
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.Va errno
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is set to indicate the error.
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In addition,
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.Fn getwd
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copies the error message associated with
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.Va errno
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into the memory referenced by
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.Fa buf .
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.Sh ERRORS
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The
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.Fn getcwd
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function
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will fail if:
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.Bl -tag -width Er
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.It Bq Er EACCESS
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Read or search permission was denied for a component of the pathname.
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.It Bq Er EINVAL
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The
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.Fa size
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argument is zero.
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.It Bq Er ENOENT
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A component of the pathname no longer exists.
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.It Bq Er ENOMEM
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Insufficient memory is available.
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.It Bq Er ERANGE
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The
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.Fa size
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argument is greater than zero but smaller than the length of the pathname
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plus 1.
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr chdir 2 ,
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.Xr fchdir 2 ,
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.Xr malloc 3 ,
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.Xr strerror 3
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.Sh STANDARDS
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The
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.Fn getcwd
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function
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conforms to
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.St -p1003.1-90 .
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The ability to specify a
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.Dv NULL
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pointer and have
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.Fn getcwd
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allocate memory as necessary is an extension.
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Fn getwd
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function appeared in
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.Bx 4.0 .
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.Sh BUGS
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The
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.Fn getwd
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function
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does not do sufficient error checking and is not able to return very
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long, but valid, paths.
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It is provided for compatibility.
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