Subject: Re: source to handle directory content for manipulate
To: c5666305 <c5666305@comp.polyu.edu.hk>
From: John S. Dyson <toor@dyson.iquest.net>
List: current-users
Date: 02/22/1998 03:39:55
c5666305 said:
> Hi,
>
> Forget me. This is cross post. I cannot find any source to handle the
> content of a directory for manipulate.
>
> 1. Get the content of a particular directoy. It may contains files
> and directories.
> 2. Some routines to display the content and play around with it like add
> or delete (not actually add or delete just do it under the program
> execution).
>
> If so, please show me the direction. Thanks.c
>
> P.S. Sorry for cross post as I am in a hot spot and I need the tools
> urgently.
>
Since you are in a hurry, I thought that I would give a NetBSD'er cousin
a bit of help.
Try 'man fts' for a description of the API for traversal of a directory tree.
If you don't have manpages online, I can send them to you, if you need.
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