Hi Karl, k...@aspodata.se writes:
> Didier: > ... >> 2) there isn't a function in the C library which permits to change >> the name of a file (or open it), except by giving its whole pathname. >> Eg. it's not possible to open it from its directory entry. > ... > > man openat > man renameat These still require a *pathname*, which is problematic in the case Hendrik initially described as it contains a `/`. I'm not sure whether Didier meant absolute or relative pathname but I'm fairly certain that he was trying to point out that you cannot open or rename a file using just its inode. Hope this helps, -- Olaf Meeuwissen, LPIC-2 FSF Associate Member since 2004-01-27 GnuPG key: F84A2DD9/B3C0 2F47 EA19 64F4 9F13 F43E B8A4 A88A F84A 2DD9 Support Free Software https://my.fsf.org/donate Join the Free Software Foundation https://my.fsf.org/join _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
