osf1 man page for getfh

getfh(2)							System Calls Manual							  getfh(2)

NAME
       getfh - Gets a file handle

SYNOPSIS
       #include <sys/types.h> #include <sys/mount.h>
       getfh(	   int fd;	fhandle_t *fhp );      int exp_fd );

PARAMETERS
       File  descriptor  of  the path to be exported.  Points to a fhandle_t structure.  File descriptor of the exported path to use when applying
       export options.

DESCRIPTION
       The getfh() function returns a file handle for the specified file or directory in the file handle pointed to by the  fhp  parameter.   This
       function is restricted to the root user.

RETURN VALUES
       Upon successful completion, a value of 0 (zero) is returned.  Otherwise, -1 is returned and errno is set to indicate the error.

ERRORS
       If  the	getfh() function fails, errno may be set to one of the following values: One of the file descriptor parameters is not a valid file
       descriptor.  The fhp parameter points to an invalid address.  The calling process does not have appropriate  privilege.	 The  file  system
       specified is not exportable.  delim off

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