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NAME

       fstatvfs, statvfs - get file system information

SYNOPSIS

       #include <sys/statvfs.h>

       int fstatvfs(int fildes, struct statvfs *buf);
       int statvfs(const char *restrict path, struct statvfs *restrict buf);

DESCRIPTION

       The  fstatvfs() function shall obtain information about the file system
       containing the file referenced by fildes.

       The statvfs() function shall obtain information about the  file  system
       containing the file named by path.

       For  both  functions,  the  buf  argument  is  a  pointer  to a statvfs
       structure that shall be filled. Read, write, or execute  permission  of
       the named file is not required.

       The following flags can be returned in the f_flag member:

       ST_RDONLY
              Read-only file system.

       ST_NOSUID
              Setuid/setgid bits ignored by exec.

       It  is  unspecified  whether  all members of the statvfs structure have
       meaningful values on all file systems.

RETURN VALUE

       Upon successful completion, statvfs() shall  return  0.  Otherwise,  it
       shall return -1 and set errno to indicate the error.

ERRORS

       The fstatvfs() and statvfs() functions shall fail if:

       EIO    An I/O error occurred while reading the file system.

       EINTR  A signal was caught during execution of the function.

       EOVERFLOW
              One of the values to be returned cannot be represented correctly
              in the structure pointed to by buf.

       The fstatvfs() function shall fail if:

       EBADF  The fildes argument is not an open file descriptor.

       The statvfs() function shall fail if:

       EACCES Search permission is denied on a component of the path prefix.

       ELOOP  A loop exists in symbolic links encountered during resolution of
              the path argument.

       ENAMETOOLONG
              The  length  of  a  pathname  exceeds  {PATH_MAX}  or a pathname
              component is longer than {NAME_MAX}.

       ENOENT A component of path does not name an existing file or path is an
              empty string.

       ENOTDIR
              A component of the path prefix of path is not a directory.

       The statvfs() function may fail if:

       ELOOP  More  than  {SYMLOOP_MAX} symbolic links were encountered during
              resolution of the path argument.

       ENAMETOOLONG
              Pathname resolution of a symbolic link produced an  intermediate
              result whose length exceeds {PATH_MAX}.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

   Obtaining File System Information Using fstatvfs()
       The  following  example shows how to obtain file system information for
       the file system upon which the file named /home/cnd/mod1 resides, using
       the  fstatvfs()  function.   The  /home/cnd/mod1  file  is  opened with
       read/write privileges and the open file descriptor  is  passed  to  the
       fstatvfs() function.

              #include <statvfs.h>
              #include <fcntl.h>

              struct statvfs buffer;
              int            status;
              ...
              fildes = open("/home/cnd/mod1", O_RDWR);
              status  = fstatvfs(fildes, &buffer);

   Obtaining File System Information Using statvfs()
       The  following  example shows how to obtain file system information for
       the file system upon which the file named /home/cnd/mod1 resides, using
       the statvfs() function.

              #include <statvfs.h>

              struct statvfs buffer;
              int            status;
              ...
              status = statvfs("/home/cnd/mod1", &buffer);

APPLICATION USAGE

       None.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       chmod()  ,  chown()  ,  creat()  ,  dup() , exec() , fcntl() , link() ,
       mknod() , open() , pipe() , read() , time()  ,  unlink()  ,  utime()  ,
       write()   ,   the  Base  Definitions  volume  of  IEEE Std 1003.1-2001,
       <sys/statvfs.h>

COPYRIGHT

       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in  electronic  form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
       -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX),  The  Open  Group  Base
       Specifications  Issue  6,  Copyright  (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
       Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open  Group.  In  the
       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
       The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group  Standard
       is  the  referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online
       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .