D_PATH(9)                                 The Linux VFS                                 D_PATH(9)



NAME
       d_path - return the path of a dentry

SYNOPSIS
       char * d_path(const struct path * path, char * buf, int buflen);

ARGUMENTS
       path
           path to report

       buf
           buffer to return value in

       buflen
           buffer length

DESCRIPTION
       Convert a dentry into an ASCII path name. If the entry has been deleted the string “
       (deleted)” is appended. Note that this is ambiguous.

       Returns a pointer into the buffer or an error code if the path was too long. Note: Callers
       should use the returned pointer, not the passed in buffer, to use the name! The
       implementation often starts at an offset into the buffer, and may leave 0 bytes at the
       start.

       “buflen” should be positive.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                                 D_PATH(9)