get_nfragments (3) Linux Manual Page
NAME
get_nfragments — retrieve the number of format file fragments in a dirfile
SYNOPSIS
#include <getdata.h>
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int get_nfragments(const DIRFILE *dirfile);
DESCRIPTION
get_nfragments() function queries a dirfile(5) database specified by dirfile and returns the total number of parsed format file fragments in the database.
The dirfile argument must point to a valid DIRFILE object previously created by a call to dirfile_open(3).
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, get_nfragments() returns the total number of format file fragments which are present in the dirfile. On error, get_nfragments() returns zero and sets the dirfile error to a non-zero value. Possible error values are:
GD_E_BAD_DIRFILE- The supplied dirfile was invalid. The dirfile error may be retrieved by calling
get_error(3). A descriptive error string for the last error encountered can be obtained from a call toget_error_string(3).
SEE ALSO
dirfile(5), dirfile_include(3), dirfile_open(3), get_fragmentname(3), get_parent_fragment(3)