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Top Forums UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users stat fails HP unix Post 302245641 by jim mcnamara on Friday 10th of October 2008 03:48:58 PM
Old 10-10-2008
The stat() function call returns -1 on error. Are you checking the return code?
Then finding what errno references to produce a meaningful error message?
perror() will do that for you.

lstat() works on symlinks only -- you aren't calling lstat? Even though your error message says so.

These are the two calls you should be using. stat() is a much more likely choice.
Code:
int stat(const char *path, struct stat *buf);
int fstat(int filesdes, struct stat *buf);

 

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LEARN ABOUT BSD

stat

STAT(3F)																  STAT(3F)

NAME

       stat, lstat, fstat - get file status

SYNOPSIS

       integer function stat (name, statb)
       character*(*) name
       integer statb(12)

       integer function lstat (name, statb)
       character*(*) name
       integer statb(12)

       integer function fstat (lunit, statb)
       integer statb(12)

DESCRIPTION

       These  routines	return	detailed  information  about a file.  Stat and lstat return information about file name; fstat returns information
       about the file associated with fortran logical unit lunit.  The order and meaning  of  the  information	returned  in  array  statb  is	as
       described for the structure stat under stat(2).	The ``spare'' values are not included.

       The value of either function will be zero if successful; an error code otherwise.

FILES

       /usr/lib/libU77.a

SEE ALSO

       stat(2), access(3F), perror(3F), time(3F)

BUGS

       Pathnames can be no longer than MAXPATHLEN as defined in <sys/param.h>.

4.2 Berkeley Distribution					   May 15, 1985 							  STAT(3F)
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