stat.h File Reference

#include <sys/types.h>

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Data Structures
struct	stat

Macros
#define	S_IFIFO   0 /* FIFO */
#define	S_IFCHR   1 /* Character device */
#define	S_IFBLK   2 /* Block device */
#define	S_IFREG   3 /* Regular file */
#define	S_IFDIR   4 /* Directory */

Functions
int	fstat (int fd, struct stat *statbuf)
	Return information about a file, in the buffer pointed to by statbuf. More...
int	mknod (const char *pathname, mode_t mode, dev_t dev)
	Create a filesystem node (file, device special file, or named pipe) named pathname, with attributes specified by mode and dev. More...
int	mkfifo (const char *pathname, mode_t mode)
	Makes a FIFO special file with name pathname. More...

Function Documentation

fstat()

int fstat	(	int	fd,
		struct stat *	statbuf
	)

Return information about a file, in the buffer pointed to by statbuf.

Parameters

fd	The file descriptor to provide.

Return values

int	0 on success and nonzero error number on error.

mkfifo()

int mkfifo	(	const char *	pathname,
		mode_t	mode
	)

Makes a FIFO special file with name pathname.

Parameters

pathname	The path name to create the new fifo file.
mode	Not used.

Return values

int	0 on success and nonzero error number on error.

mknod()

int mknod	(	const char *	pathname,
		mode_t	mode,
		dev_t	dev
	)

Create a filesystem node (file, device special file, or named pipe) named pathname, with attributes specified by mode and dev.

Parameters

pathname	The pathname to create the new file.
mode	Not used.
dev	The file type to provide (S_IFIFO, S_IFCHR, ...).

Return values

int	0 on success and nonzero error number on error.