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NFTW(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual NFTW(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
nftw — walk a file treeSYNOPSIS top
#include <ftw.h>
int nftw(const char *_path_, int (*_fn_)(const char *,
const struct stat *, int, struct FTW *), int _fdlimit_, int _flags_);DESCRIPTION top
The _nftw_() function shall recursively descend the directory
hierarchy rooted in _path_. The _nftw_() function has a similar
effect to _ftw_() except that it takes an additional argument _flags_,
which is a bitwise-inclusive OR of zero or more of the following
flags:
FTW_CHDIR If set, _nftw_() shall change the current working
directory to each directory as it reports files in
that directory. If clear, _nftw_() shall not change the
current working directory.
FTW_DEPTH If set, _nftw_() shall report all files in a directory
before reporting the directory itself. If clear,
_nftw_() shall report any directory before reporting the
files in that directory.
FTW_MOUNT If set, _nftw_() shall only report files in the same
file system as _path_. If clear, _nftw_() shall report
all files encountered during the walk.
FTW_PHYS If set, _nftw_() shall perform a physical walk and shall
not follow symbolic links.
If FTW_PHYS is clear and FTW_DEPTH is set, _nftw_() shall follow
links instead of reporting them, but shall not report any
directory that would be a descendant of itself. If FTW_PHYS is
clear and FTW_DEPTH is clear, _nftw_() shall follow links instead of
reporting them, but shall not report the contents of any directory
that would be a descendant of itself.
At each file it encounters, _nftw_() shall call the user-supplied
function _fn_ with four arguments:
* The first argument is the pathname of the object.
* The second argument is a pointer to the **stat** buffer containing
information on the object, filled in as if _fstatat_(), _stat_(),
or _lstat_() had been called to retrieve the information.
* The third argument is an integer giving additional
information. Its value is one of the following:
FTW_D The object is a directory.
FTW_DNR The object is a directory that cannot be read. The
_fn_ function shall not be called for any of its
descendants.
FTW_DP The object is a directory and subdirectories have
been visited. (This condition shall only occur if
the FTW_DEPTH flag is included in _flags_.)
FTW_F The object is a non-directory file.
FTW_NS The _stat_() function failed on the object because of
lack of appropriate permission. The **stat** buffer
passed to _fn_ is undefined. Failure of _stat_() for any
other reason is considered an error and _nftw_() shall
return -1.
FTW_SL The object is a symbolic link. (This condition shall
only occur if the FTW_PHYS flag is included in
_flags_.)
FTW_SLN The object is a symbolic link that does not name an
existing file. (This condition shall only occur if
the FTW_PHYS flag is not included in _flags_.)
* The fourth argument is a pointer to an **FTW** structure. The
value of **base** is the offset of the object's filename in the
pathname passed as the first argument to _fn_. The value of
**level** indicates depth relative to the root of the walk, where
the root level is 0.
The results are unspecified if the application-supplied _fn_
function does not preserve the current working directory.
The argument _fdlimit_ sets the maximum number of file descriptors
that shall be used by _nftw_() while traversing the file tree. At
most one file descriptor shall be used for each directory level.
The _nftw_() function need not be thread-safe.RETURN VALUE top
The _nftw_() function shall continue until the first of the
following conditions occurs:
* An invocation of _fn_ shall return a non-zero value, in which
case _nftw_() shall return that value.
* The _nftw_() function detects an error other than **[EACCES]** (see
FTW_DNR and FTW_NS above), in which case _nftw_() shall return
-1 and set _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_ to indicate the error.
* The tree is exhausted, in which case _nftw_() shall return 0.ERRORS top
The _nftw_() function shall fail if:
**EACCES** Search permission is denied for any component of _path_ or
read permission is denied for _path_, or _fn_ returns -1 and
does not reset _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_.
**ELOOP** A loop exists in symbolic links encountered during
resolution of the _path_ argument.
**ENAMETOOLONG**
The length of a component of a pathname is longer than
{NAME_MAX}.
**ENOENT** A component of _path_ does not name an existing file or _path_
is an empty string.
**ENOTDIR**
A component of _path_ names an existing file that is neither
a directory nor a symbolic link to a directory.
**EOVERFLOW**
A field in the **stat** structure cannot be represented
correctly in the current programming environment for one or
more files found in the file hierarchy.
The _nftw_() function may fail if:
**ELOOP** More than {SYMLOOP_MAX} symbolic links were encountered
during resolution of the _path_ argument.
**EMFILE** All file descriptors available to the process are currently
open.
**ENAMETOOLONG**
The length of a pathname exceeds {PATH_MAX}, or pathname
resolution of a symbolic link produced an intermediate
result with a length that exceeds {PATH_MAX}.
**ENFILE** Too many files are currently open in the system.
In addition, _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_ may be set if the function pointed to by _fn_
causes _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_ to be set.
_The following sections are informative._EXAMPLES top
The following program traverses the directory tree under the path
named in its first command-line argument, or under the current
directory if no argument is supplied. It displays various
information about each file. The second command-line argument can
be used to specify characters that control the value assigned to
the _flags_ argument when calling _nftw_().
#include <ftw.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdint.h>
static int
display_info(const char *fpath, const struct stat *sb,
int tflag, struct FTW *ftwbuf)
{
printf("%-3s %2d %7jd %-40s %d %s\n",
(tflag == FTW_D) ? "d" : (tflag == FTW_DNR) ? "dnr" :
(tflag == FTW_DP) ? "dp" : (tflag == FTW_F) ?
(S_ISBLK(sb->st_mode) ? "f b" :
S_ISCHR(sb->st_mode) ? "f c" :
S_ISFIFO(sb->st_mode) ? "f p" :
S_ISREG(sb->st_mode) ? "f r" :
S_ISSOCK(sb->st_mode) ? "f s" : "f ?") :
(tflag == FTW_NS) ? "ns" : (tflag == FTW_SL) ? "sl" :
(tflag == FTW_SLN) ? "sln" : "?",
ftwbuf->level, (intmax_t) sb->st_size,
fpath, ftwbuf->base, fpath + ftwbuf->base);
return 0; /* To tell nftw() to continue */
}
int
main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
int flags = 0;
if (argc > 2 && strchr(argv[2], 'd') != NULL)
flags |= FTW_DEPTH;
if (argc > 2 && strchr(argv[2], 'p') != NULL)
flags |= FTW_PHYS;
if (nftw((argc < 2) ? "." : argv[1], display_info, 20, flags) == -1)
{
perror("nftw");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
}APPLICATION USAGE top
The _nftw_() function may allocate dynamic storage during its
operation. If _nftw_() is forcibly terminated, such as by _longjmp_()
or _siglongjmp_() being executed by the function pointed to by _fn_ or
an interrupt routine, _nftw_() does not have a chance to free that
storage, so it remains permanently allocated. A safe way to handle
interrupts is to store the fact that an interrupt has occurred,
and arrange to have the function pointed to by _fn_ return a non-
zero value at its next invocation.RATIONALE top
None.FUTURE DIRECTIONS top
None.SEE ALSO top
[fdopendir(3p)](../man3/fdopendir.3p.html), [fstatat(3p)](../man3/fstatat.3p.html), [readdir(3p)](../man3/readdir.3p.html)
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, [ftw.h(0p)](../man0/ftw.h.0p.html)COPYRIGHT top
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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