GETFH(2)

NAME
getfh - get file handle

LIBRARY
libc

SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/param.h>
#include <sys/mount.h>
int
getfh(const char *path, fhandle_t *fhp);

DESCRIPTION
Getfh() returns a file handle for the specified file or directory in the file handle pointed to by fhp. This system call is restricted to the superuser.

RETURN VALUES

ERRORS
Getfh() fails if one or more of the following are true:

[ENOTDIR]
    A component of the path prefix of path is not a directory.

[ENAMETOOLONG]
    The length of a component of path exceeds 255 characters, or the length of path exceeds 1023 characters.

[ENOENT]
    The file referred to by path does not exist.

[EACCES]
    Search permission is denied for a component of the path prefix of path.

[ELOOP]
    Too many symbolic links were encountered in translating path.

[EFAULT]
    Fhp points to an invalid address.

[EIO]
    An I/O error occurred while reading from or writing to the file system.

HISTORY
The getfh() function first appeared in 4.4BSD.