Date: 12 Aug 1999 16:03:27 +0200 From: Assar Westerlund <assar@sics.se> To: "Steven Jurczyk" <steve@home.pl> Cc: <freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: how fast get real/absolute path of file Message-ID: <5lpv0tt7tc.fsf@assaris.sics.se> In-Reply-To: "Steven Jurczyk"'s message of "Wed, 11 Aug 1999 12:16:07 %2B0200" References: <017f01bee3e2$86c62840$02e6cdc3@haven.home.net.pl>
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"Steven Jurczyk" <steve@home.pl> writes: > How fast get real / absolute path of specified file. I try use > readlink, but this slow (for path /home/web/docs/index.htm must be > done 4 or more (if this path have symlinks) readlink's - for /home, > /home/web, /home/web/docs and /home/web/docs/index.htm). Is any > faster/simpler method for getting absolute path of file? I would use realpath(3). What's your application where that's not fast enough? /assar To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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