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fstat

Get the metadata/statistics for an open file.

While implemented in the kernel, this call is not supported by any file system yet. Use the stat call instead.

Syntax

#include <stat.h>

int fstat (int fd, struct stat *st);

Parameters

  • fd

    The file descriptor to retrieve the stat structure for.

Return Value

The return value is null if successful. Otherwise, the return value is negative and errno is set:

  • EBADF

    Bad file descriptor.

  • ENOSYS

    The system call is not supported for this file system, or not implemented.

Remarks

While implemented in the kernel, this call is not supported by any file system yet. Use the stat call instead.