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Hi , how to implement the ls command using system call...... how it is coded ? pls tell me the hints to follow......... Thanks in Advance...
  1. 01-30-2008 #1
    mallik
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    implementing ls

    Hi ,

    how to implement the ls command using system call......
    how it is coded ?

    pls tell me the hints to follow.........


    Thanks in Advance
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  2. 01-30-2008 #2
    Franklin52
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    Try:

    Code:
    man 2 stat
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    aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand:
    Code:
    man 3 opendir
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    Indeed. glibc contains many functions for traversing directories. wje's link is good, but for a more centralized resource:
    File System Interface - The GNU C Library

    This way, you can get the files, but to determine permissions, etc., you will need the stat() function.
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