PATHCONF(3P)

💖 PATHCONF — get configurable pathname variables 💖

okay bestie, quick vibe check before we dive in: this is pathconf(3P) from the POSIX Programmer's Manual, and I need you to know some things upfront, no cap.

🌸 PROLOG 🌸

so this manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. lowkey important caveat though: the Linux implementation of this interface may differ — so if you're on Linux, go consult the corresponding Linux manual page for the deets on Linux behavior, fr fr. also possible: the interface just isn't implemented on Linux at all. 💀 not me finding that out the hard way.

✨ NAME ✨

pathconf — get configurable pathname variables

like, it's giving "tell me the limits and options for this path" energy. 👑

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

#include <unistd.h>

long pathconf(const char *path, int name);

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

okay so bestie, for the actual description? Refer to fpathconf(). that's it. that's the whole thing. the way that this manpage said "go read the other one" and dipped 😭 iconic honestly.

💡 real talk: pathconf() and fpathconf() are basically the same function but one takes a path and one takes a file descriptor. so when this page says refer to fpathconf(), it means it. go read it. iykyk.

👑 COPYRIGHT 👑

gonna keep this one real because legal stuff matters even when it's not cute:

Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright (C) 2018 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .

Any typographical or formatting errors that appear in this page are most likely to have been introduced during the conversion of the source files to man page format. To report such errors, see https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/reporting_bugs.html .

and that's the whole page bestie! stay slay, keep your pathnames configurable, and remember: when in doubt, read fpathconf(). periodt. 💅✨

this lil rewrite was brought to you by IEEE/The Open Group, 2017 — PATHCONF(3P), the original. sending love from the POSIX Programmer's Manual era 🫶💜