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System calls and libraries

Directory and file system control

These system calls allow creation of new directories (and other types of files), linking to existing files, obtaining or modifying file status information, and allow you to control various aspects of the file system.

Directory and file system control functions

link link to a file
access determine accessibility of a file
mknod make a directory, special, or regular file
chdir fchdir change working directory
chmod fchmod change mode of file
chown fchown lchown change owner and group of a file
utime set file access and modification times
stat fstat lstat get file status
pathconf fpathconf get configurable path name variables
getdents read directory entries and put in file system-independent format
mkdir make a directory
readlink read the value of a symbolic link
rename change the name of a file
rmdir remove a directory
symlink make a symbolic link to a file
unlink remove directory entry
ustat get file system statistics
sync update super block
mount umount mount/unmount a file system
(f)statfs (f)statvfs get file system information
sysfs get file system type information


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