I need someones help, i need to use the stat() command in a program that takes in a filename that, were the stat command show the permissions of that file, the program will keep going till you enter a null filename.
I am stuck, i've tried looking up info on the stat, but not found any real good stuff that explains it.
is there any brainy C/linux programmer out there that can help.
-ali
It's okay to post this here since it is a 'C' question but you might also want to try the 'Linux board' since is seems to be Operating system dependant. i have never seen this library function before when working with MSVC++6
I compile code with:
Visual Studio.NET beta2
Which bit are you stuck on
- reading filenames until an empty filename?
- doing stat on the input file?
- printing the data within the stat buffer?
Here's the first two bits...
You need to look in the manual page for the implementation specific bits of how the stat buffer is organised.Code:#include <stdio.h> #include <string.h> #include <sys/stat.h> int main ( ) { char buff[BUFSIZ]; while ( fgets(buff,BUFSIZ,stdin) != NULL ) { char *nl = strchr( buff, '\n' ); struct stat statinfo; int status; if ( buff[0] == '\n' ) break; /* blank line entered */ if ( nl != NULL ) *nl = '\0'; /* remove the end of line */ status = stat( buff, &statinfo ); if ( status == 0 ) { /* format data */ } else { perror( "Failed to stat" ); } } return 0; }
If you dance barefoot on the broken glass of undefined behaviour, you've got to expect the occasional cut.
If at first you don't succeed, try writing your phone number on the exam paper.
It's _stat() in MSVC.i have never seen this library function before when working with MSVC++6
Me's silly for not telling you i use linux to compile and write code, i try to stay clear of VSC++ 6.
thanks for the code i will have a play
I am right in thinking that the struct stat is already a structure, because of the call to the stat include???
-ali
