FCHDIR(3) Library Functions Manual FCHDIR(3)

NAME

fchdir — change working directory

SYNOPSIS

#include <unistd.h>

int fchdir(int fildes);

DESCRIPTION

The fchdir() function has the same effect as chdir(3) except that the directory that is to be the new current working directory is specified by the file descriptor fildes .

RETURN VALUE

Upon successful completion, fchdir() returns 0. Otherwise, it returns -1 and sets errno to indicate the error. On failure the current working directory remains unchanged.

ERRORS

The fchdir() function will fail if:

[EACCES]: Search permission is denied for the directory referenced by fildes .
[EBADF]: The fildes argument is not an open file descriptor.
[ENOTDIR]: The open file descriptor fildes does not refer to a directory.

The fchdir() may fail if:

[EINTR]: A signal was caught during the execution of fchdir() .
[EIO]: An I/O error occurred while reading from or writing to the file system.

EXAMPLES

None.

APPLICATION USAGE

None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

None.