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Old 03-22-2005, 08:38 AM   #1
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Scaning disk


Hi,
I would like to scan hard disk in my application written in gcc(c language), is it possible.
Are there already any functions or structures with linux gcc to make it work....

Thanx
 
Old 03-22-2005, 09:31 AM   #2
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Everything is possible with c.

In the filesystem level, or at the byte level?

What do you mean by scanning?

Looking for some strings in files? Try
Code:
grep -r foo /
Something else, what?
 
Old 03-22-2005, 10:04 AM   #3
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HI

I would like to scan how muc free space is there left on hard disk and write it to some int variable in my c code!

Bye
 
Old 03-22-2005, 10:40 AM   #4
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see
Code:
man 2 statfs
 
  


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