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FCHDIR(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual FCHDIR(3P)

PROLOG top

   This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The
   Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the
   corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or
   the interface may not be implemented on Linux.

NAME top

   fchdir — change working directory

SYNOPSIS top

   #include <unistd.h>

   int fchdir(int _fildes_);

DESCRIPTION top

   The _fchdir_() function shall be equivalent to _chdir_() except that
   the directory that is to be the new current working directory is
   specified by the file descriptor _fildes_.

   A conforming application can obtain a file descriptor for a file
   of type directory using _open_(), provided that the file status
   flags and access modes do not contain O_WRONLY or O_RDWR.

RETURN VALUE top

   Upon successful completion, _fchdir_() shall return 0. Otherwise, it
   shall return -1 and set _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_ to indicate the error. On failure
   the current working directory shall remain unchanged.

ERRORS top

   The _fchdir_() function shall fail if:

   **EACCES** Search permission is denied for the directory referenced by
          _fildes_.

   **EBADF** The _fildes_ argument is not an open file descriptor.

   **ENOTDIR**
          The open file descriptor _fildes_ does not refer to a
          directory.

   The _fchdir_() may fail if:

   **EINTR** A signal was caught during the execution of _fchdir_().

   **EIO** An I/O error occurred while reading from or writing to the
          file system.

   _The following sections are informative._

EXAMPLES top

   None.

APPLICATION USAGE top

   None.

RATIONALE top

   None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS top

   None.

SEE ALSO top

   [chdir(3p)](../man3/chdir.3p.html), [dirfd(3p)](../man3/dirfd.3p.html)

   The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, [unistd.h(0p)](../man0/unistd.h.0p.html)
   Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic
   form from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information
   Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The
   Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright
   (C) 2018 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
   Inc and The Open Group.  In the event of any discrepancy between
   this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard,
   the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee
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Pages that refer to this page:unistd.h(0p), dirfd(3p)