On Sun, Nov 11, 2012 at 04:19:03AM -0800, Matt Thomas wrote:
>
> On Nov 11, 2012, at 12:39 AM, Alan Barrett wrote:
>
> > I want the names to follow a clear and easily-documented pattern.
> >
> > Takes a name Takes a fd, not a name Takes a name and an "at" fd
> > (prepend "f") (append "at")
> > ------------ ---------------------- ---------------------------
> > open - (fopen is different) openat
> > link - linkat
> > unlink - unlinkat
> > rename - renameat
> > chdir fchdir chdirat
> > mkdir fmkdir mkdirat
> > mkfifo fmkfifo mkfifoat
> > utimens futimens utimensat
> > chmod fchmod chmodat (not fchmodat)
> > chown fchown chownat (not fchownat)
> > stat fstat statat (not fstatat)
> > access - accessat (not faccessat)
> >
> > However, I also want the inconsistent POSIX names to be provided.
>
> Don't forget
>
> chroot fchroot chrootat
How do these names fit into the previously reserved namespaces?
Or has that been completely ignored by the Posix folks again?
David
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