getdirentries  -  get  directory  entries  in a filesystem
       independent format


SYNOPSIS

       #define _BSD_SOURCE or #define _SVID_SOURCE
       #include <dirent.h>

       ssize_t getdirentries(int fd, char *buf, size_t  nbytes  ,
       off_t *basep);


DESCRIPTION

       Read  directory entries from the directory specified by fd
       into buf.  At most nbytes are  read.   Reading  starts  at
       offset *basep, and *basep is updated with the new position
       after reading.


RETURN VALUE

       getdirentries returns the number of  bytes  read  or  zero
       when  at the end of the directory.  If an error occurs, -1
       is returned, and errno is set appropriately.


ERRORS

       See the Linux library source code for details.


SEE ALSO

       open(2), lseek(2)


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