fat_parse_short(9)

💅 fat_parse_short(9) — the Kernel API Manual page, but make it cute

Okay so bestie, this is fat_parse_short(9) from the Kernel API Manual, and it's literally the little function that parses an MS-DOS (short) directory entry. Lowkey iconic. Let's get into it ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

fat_parse_short — Parse MS-DOS (short) directory entry.

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🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

int fat_parse_short (struct super_block *sb , const struct
       msdos_dir_entry *de , unsigned char *name , int dot_hidden );

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• sb — superblock
• de — directory entry to parse
• name — FAT_MAX_SHORT_SIZE array in which to place extracted name
• dot_hidden — Nonzero == prepend '.' to names with ATTR_HIDDEN

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✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

Returns the number of characters extracted into 'name'. That's the whole vibe, no cap. 💖

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• Kernel file ./fs/fat/dir.c fat_parse_long(9)

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That's the page, bestie — short, sweet, and parsed. 🫶

mwah 💋 — this one's from ./fs/fat, dated October 2026.