2.6.1.5 Queries¶
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enum
ZixFileType
¶ A type of file.
Note that not all types may be supported, and the system may support additional types not enumerated here.
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enumerator
ZIX_FILE_TYPE_NONE
¶ Non-existent file.
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enumerator
ZIX_FILE_TYPE_REGULAR
¶ Regular file.
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enumerator
ZIX_FILE_TYPE_DIRECTORY
¶ Directory.
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enumerator
ZIX_FILE_TYPE_SYMLINK
¶ Symbolic link.
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enumerator
ZIX_FILE_TYPE_BLOCK
¶ Special block file.
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enumerator
ZIX_FILE_TYPE_CHARACTER
¶ Special character file.
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enumerator
ZIX_FILE_TYPE_FIFO
¶ FIFO.
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enumerator
ZIX_FILE_TYPE_SOCKET
¶ Socket.
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enumerator
ZIX_FILE_TYPE_UNKNOWN
¶ Existing file with unknown type.
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enumerator
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typedef ptrdiff_t
ZixFileOffset
¶ An offset into a file or a file size in bytes.
This is signed, and may be 64 bits even on 32-bit systems.
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ZixFileType
zix_file_type
(const char *path)¶ Return the type of a file or directory, resolving symlinks.
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ZixFileType
zix_symlink_type
(const char *path)¶ Return the type of a file or directory or symlink.
On Windows, a directory symlink (actually a “reparse point”) always appears as a directory.
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ZixFileOffset
zix_file_size
(const char *path)¶ Return the size of a file.
Note that the returned value is signed and must be checked for errors. Non-negative values can be thought of as the “end” offset just past the last byte.
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A non-negative size in bytes, or -1 on error.