gd_dirfilename — retrieve the name of a Dirfile
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Description
The gd_dirfilename() function queries a dirfile(5) database specified by dirfile and returns its name.
The name of a dirfile is an absolute pathname which refers to the dirfile base directory.
The dirfile argument must point to a valid DIRFILE object previously created by a call to gd_open(3).
History
The function dirfilename() appeared in GetData-0.3.0.
In GetData-0.7.0, this function was renamed to gd_dirfilename().
In GetData-0.10.0, the error return from this function changed from -1 to a negative-valued error code.
Name
gd_dirfilename — retrieve the name of a Dirfile
Return Value
Upon successful completion, gd_dirfilename() returns a pointer to a constant string containing the path‐
name of the dirfile. On error, gd_dirfilename() returns NULL and stores a negative-valued error code in
the DIRFILE object which may be retrieved by a subsequent call to gd_error(3). Possible error codes are:
GD_E_BAD_DIRFILE
The supplied dirfile was invalid.
A descriptive error string for the error may be obtained by calling gd_error_string(3).
See Also
gd_open(3), path_resolution(7) Version 0.10.0 25 December 2016 gd_dirfilename(3)
Synopsis
#include<getdata.h>constchar*gd_dirfilename(DIRFILE*dirfile);
