Readlink, symlink manpage; fix for lstat
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man/man2/readlink.2
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man/man2/readlink.2
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.TH READLINK 2 "March 17, 2006"
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.UC 4
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.SH NAME
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readlink \- read the contents of a symlink
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.nf
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.ft B
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#include <unistd.h>
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int readlink(const char *\fIpath\fP, char *\fIbuf\fP, size_t bufsize)
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.fi
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.ft R
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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The
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.I readlink
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call reads the contents of the symlink
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.I name1
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and returns it in
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.I buf
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up to a maximum of
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.I bufsize
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bytes. A terminating NUL byte is NOT put in the buffer.
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.SH "RETURN VALUE
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Upon successful completion, a value of 0 is returned. Otherwise,
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a value of \-1 is returned and
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.B errno
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is set to indicate the error.
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.SH "ERRORS
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.B Readlink
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will fail if one or more of the following are true:
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.TP 15
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[ENOTDIR]
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A component of either path prefix is not a directory.
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.TP 15
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[ENAMETOOLONG]
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A path name exceeds PATH_MAX characters.
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.TP 15
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[ENOENT]
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A component of the path does not exist.
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.TP 15
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[EACCES]
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A component of the path denies search permission.
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.TP 15
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[ELOOP]
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Too many symbolic links were encountered in translating one of the pathnames.
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.TP 15
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[ENOENT]
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The link named by \fIpath\fP does not exist.
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.TP 15
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[EFAULT]
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The buffer specified is outside the process's allocated address space.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR symlink (2),
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.BR unlink (2).
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@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stat, lstat, fstat \- get file status
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.ta +54n
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int stat(const char *\fIpath\fP, struct stat *\fIbuf\fP)
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int lstat(const char *\fIpath\fP, struct stat *\fIbuf\fP) (Minix-vmd)
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int lstat(const char *\fIpath\fP, struct stat *\fIbuf\fP)
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int fstat(int \fIfd\fP, struct stat *\fIbuf\fP)
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.fi
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.ft R
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while
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.B stat
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returns information about the file the link references.
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(Minix-vmd) (Under minix, lstat behaves like stat.)
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.PP
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.B Fstat
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obtains the same information about an open file
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@ -119,7 +118,7 @@ The file type information in \fBst_mode\fP has bits:
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#define\ \ \ \ S_IFDIR 0040000 /* directory */
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#define\ \ \ \ S_IFBLK 0060000 /* block special */
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#define\ \ \ \ S_IFREG 0100000 /* regular */
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#define\ \ \ \ S_IFLNK 0120000 /* symbolic link (Minix-vmd) */
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#define\ \ \ \ S_IFLNK 0120000 /* symbolic link */
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.fi
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.in -5n
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.PP
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.TP 15
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[ELOOP]
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Too many symbolic links were encountered in translating the pathname.
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(Minix-vmd)
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.TP 15
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[EFAULT]
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.I Buf
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man/man2/symlink.2
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man/man2/symlink.2
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.TH SYMLINK 2 "March 17, 2006"
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.UC 4
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.SH NAME
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symlink \- make a symbolic link to a file
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.nf
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.ft B
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#include <unistd.h>
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int symlink(const char *\fIname1\fP, const char *\fIname2\fP)
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.fi
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.ft R
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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A symbolic link
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.I name2
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is created.
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The link has the name
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.IR name1 .
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.SH "RETURN VALUE
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Upon successful completion, a value of 0 is returned. Otherwise,
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a value of \-1 is returned and
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.B errno
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is set to indicate the error.
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.SH "ERRORS
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.B Symlink
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will fail and no link will be created if one or more of the following
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are true:
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.TP 15
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[ENOTDIR]
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A component of either path prefix is not a directory.
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.TP 15
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[ENAMETOOLONG]
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A path name exceeds PATH_MAX characters.
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.TP 15
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[ENOENT]
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A component of either path prefix does not exist.
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.TP 15
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[EACCES]
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A component of either path prefix denies search permission.
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.TP 15
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[EACCES]
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The requested link requires writing in a directory with a mode
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that denies write permission.
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.TP 15
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[ELOOP]
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Too many symbolic links were encountered in translating one of the pathnames.
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.TP 15
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[EEXIST]
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The link named by \fIname2\fP exists.
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.TP 15
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[ENOSPC]
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The directory in which the entry for the new link is being placed
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cannot be extended because there is no space left on the file
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system containing the directory.
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.ig
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.TP 15
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[EDQUOT]
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The directory in which the entry for the new link
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is being placed cannot be extended because the
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user's quota of disk blocks on the file system
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containing the directory has been exhausted.
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..
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.TP 15
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[EIO]
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An I/O error occurred while reading from or writing to
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the file system to make the directory entry.
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.TP 15
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[EROFS]
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The requested link requires writing in a directory on a read-only file
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system.
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.TP 15
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[EFAULT]
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One of the pathnames specified
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is outside the process's allocated address space.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR link (2),
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.BR unlink (2).
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