Hard/Soft Links

nodger · 05-15-2004, 06:48 AM

This may belong in the programming forum, but its also (kind of) a general question.

I am trying to write some (c) code that will enable me to check if a directory entry is a link or not.

I had a look at the

Code:

struct stat

definition, and theres the

Code:

st_nlink

member, but I don`t think this is what I`m looking for. Im not sure whether to use the stat or the lstat function.

I`d like some advice on this as I have never worked with links before. Thanks

ekman · 05-15-2004, 10:36 AM

Hello,
If you have used "stat" you have probably read the "man 2 stat" page, but
maybe missed the "S_ISLNK(m)" macro which you use with the "st_mode" field
in the "struct stat". That is probably what you are looking for.
And you should use the "stat" function not "lstat".

Regards,
L Ekman