GFS_STAT(3)
NAME
gfs_stat - get file status
SYNOPSIS
#include <gfarm/gfarm.h> char *gfs_stat (const char * gfarm_url, struct gfs_stat * status);
DESCRIPTION
gfs_stat() return information about the specified file pointed to by
gfarm_url, and fills in the buffer pointed to by status. Since status
includes a pointer to dynamically allocated memory space, it is necessary to free the memory space by gfs_stat_free(3).
RETURN VALUES
NULL The function terminated successfully.
- GFARM_ERR_NO_MEMORY
- Insufficient memory was available.
- GFARM_ERR_AUTHENTICATION
- User authentication failed when connecting to gfmd(8).
- GFARM_ERR_PERMISSION_DENIED
- gfarm_url points outside your accessible address space.
- GFARM_ERR_NO_SUCH_OBJECT
- gfarm_url does not exist.
- GFARM_ERR_NOT_A_DIRECTORY
- A component of the path prefix is not a directory.
- Others An error except the above occurred. The reason is shown by its
- pointed strings.