Re: encapsulating directory operations

On Tue, 20 May 2025 16:06:19 +1000, Paul Edwards wrote:

And in essence, when you read from a directory, the only thing you get
is the filename.

You want at least the type of entry as well, surely.

<https://manpages.debian.org/readdir(3)>

If it is actually a subdirectory, then that is
indicated with a "/" at the end of the filename.

What if it’s a symlink to a directory?

Now C90 doesn't have folder/directory operations (such as opendir()) for
a reason.

Surely OSes that don’t support hierarchical directories are only fit for
the museum nowadays.