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From: randy@utcsri.UUCP (Randall S. Becker)
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Subject: Finding file name from file descriptors (SYS V, V7)
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Date: Mon, 10-Jun-85 20:37:09 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun 10 20:37:09 1985
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The problem: Suppose a routine is given a file descriptor as the only
	piece of information related to a file. Is it possible to 
	determine the full pathname for that file? If so, how?
	I suspect that I will end up reading inodes (gasp).

If you have a solution to the problem, could you mail it to me? If there
is enough demand, I will post the collection of solutions to net.sources.

Thanks in advance,

Randy

P.S. I don't monitor net.unix-wizards that frequently, so could you mail
any comment directly to me? ..!utcsri!randy


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