Message-Id: <199902230026.AAA40508@out1.ibm.net> From: "Mark E." To: djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 19:26:43 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: chroot.txh X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.01d) Reply-To: djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com Tommorrow already? Well, here's my first cut at chroot.txh: *** chroot.txh Mon Feb 22 18:05:28 1999 --- src/libc/posix/unistd/chroot.txh Mon Feb 22 19:16:30 1999 *************** *** 0 **** --- 1,34 ---- + @node chroot, file system + @subheading Syntax + + @example + #include + + int chroot(const char *new_root_directory); + @end example + + @subheading Description + + This function changes the root directory for absolute paths + to @var{new_root_directory}. If @var{new_root_directory} is NULL + or points to an empty string, then the root directory will be + will be the actual root directory of the current working drive. + + @subheading Return Value + + Always returns 0 to indicate the root directory + was successfully changed. + + @subheading Portability + + @portability !ansi, posix + + @subheading Example + + @example + int status; + chroot("c:/djgpp"); + status = access("/bin/gcc.exe"); + printf ("status = %i\n", status); + @end example + --- Mark Elbrecht snowball3 AT usa DOT net http://members.xoom.com/snowball3/