Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 12:22:58 +0300 (EEST) From: Andrew Stesin <stesin@gu.net> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: filename from open file descriptor... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980413122102.12267v-100000@beast.gu.net> In-Reply-To: <199804102218.PAA01789@usr07.primenet.com>
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On Fri, 10 Apr 1998, Terry Lambert wrote: > > I'm trying to debug some code, and have an open file descriptor > > that I want to find the file name that its associated with... > > > > is this possible? my first thought was fstat(), but that appears > > to return everything but the name :( > > You remember the name when you open the file. How about rename()-ing the already opened file "on the fly"? (Want to note that correct discovery of filename from the filedescriptor seems to be theoretically impossible?) Best regards, Andrew Stesin nic-hdl: ST73-RIPE To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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