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author | jilles <jilles@FreeBSD.org> | 2012-03-18 21:46:27 +0000 |
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committer | jilles <jilles@FreeBSD.org> | 2012-03-18 21:46:27 +0000 |
commit | 5efbb6f6e6e327977505d8aa16ae85b18286d98a (patch) | |
tree | 0d6504788b97888ee6f1fba0ffd246476806e5bc /lib/libc | |
parent | 45e3b88c5de418c0ce7bd6fb6cf44fb819a0d686 (diff) | |
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fts(3): Mention that FTS_NOCHDIR imposes {PATH_MAX} limits on the returned
pathnames.
With the current API (no *at functions), FTS_NOCHDIR requires that the
fts_accpath start with the original path passed to fts_open(); therefore,
the depth that can be reached is limited by the {PATH_MAX} constraint on
this pathname.
MFC after: 1 week
Diffstat (limited to 'lib/libc')
-rw-r--r-- | lib/libc/gen/fts.3 | 7 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/fts.3 b/lib/libc/gen/fts.3 index d34b61b..193e60e 100644 --- a/lib/libc/gen/fts.3 +++ b/lib/libc/gen/fts.3 @@ -419,14 +419,17 @@ be provided to the .Fn fts_open function. .It Dv FTS_NOCHDIR -As a performance optimization, the +To allow descending to arbitrary depths +(independent of +.Brq Dv PATH_MAX ) +and improve performance, the .Nm functions change directories as they walk the file hierarchy. This has the side-effect that an application cannot rely on being in any particular directory during the traversal. The .Dv FTS_NOCHDIR -option turns off this optimization, and the +option turns off this feature, and the .Nm functions will not change the current directory. Note that applications should not themselves change their current directory |