RE: stat() on "hidden" files

[Dennis <iseries@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Those are valid directory names.  They return the same values that would be returned if the full pathname had been supplied.

"Elbert Cook" <elbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I assume . and .. would give a "no such file" error, if you try to
> process
> them by mistake
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> > I'm having a problem with a dir reader program that uses stat() to
> > determine the file details.
> >
> > Problem is that whenever I call stat() with a "hidden" file (i.e. the
> > name starts with a period) I get a "no such file" error.
> >
> > I'm sure I've done this before without any problems but I can't see
> > anything wrong with the code. I've googled for the details of stat()
> to
> > see if there were options of anything but can't find anything.
> >
> > Any suggestions - or am I just imagining that it ever worked?
>
>
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