FDETACH(3)                 POSIX Programmer's Manual                FDETACH(3)



PPRROOLLOOGG
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NNAAMMEE
       fdetach -- detach a name from a STREAMS-based file descriptor (SSTTRREEAAMMSS)

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       #include <stropts.h>

       int fdetach(const char *_p_a_t_h);

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       The _f_d_e_t_a_c_h() function shall detach a STREAMS-based file from the file
       to which it was attached by a previous call to _f_a_t_t_a_c_h().  The _p_a_t_h
       argument points to the pathname of the attached STREAMS file. The
       process shall have appropriate privileges or be the owner of the file.
       A successful call to _f_d_e_t_a_c_h() shall cause all pathnames that named the
       attached STREAMS file to again name the file to which the STREAMS file
       was attached. All subsequent operations on _p_a_t_h shall operate on the
       underlying file and not on the STREAMS file.

       All open file descriptions established while the STREAMS file was
       attached to the file referenced by _p_a_t_h shall still refer to the
       STREAMS file after the _f_d_e_t_a_c_h() has taken effect.

       If there are no open file descriptors or other references to the
       STREAMS file, then a successful call to _f_d_e_t_a_c_h() shall be equivalent
       to performing the last _c_l_o_s_e() on the attached file.

RREETTUURRNN VVAALLUUEE
       Upon successful completion, _f_d_e_t_a_c_h() shall return 0; otherwise, it
       shall return -1 and set _e_r_r_n_o to indicate the error.

EERRRROORRSS
       The _f_d_e_t_a_c_h() function shall fail if:

       EEAACCCCEESS Search permission is denied on a component of the path prefix.

       EEIINNVVAALL The _p_a_t_h argument names a file that is not currently attached.

       EELLOOOOPP  A loop exists in symbolic links encountered during resolution of
              the _p_a_t_h argument.

       EENNAAMMEETTOOOOLLOONNGG
              The length of a component of a pathname is longer than
              {NAME_MAX}.

       EENNOOEENNTT A component of _p_a_t_h does not name an existing file or _p_a_t_h is an
              empty string.

       EENNOOTTDDIIRR
              A component of the path prefix names an existing file that is
              neither a directory nor a symbolic link to a directory, or the
              _p_a_t_h argument contains at least one non-<slash> character and
              ends with one or more trailing <slash> characters and the last
              pathname component names an existing file that is neither a
              directory nor a symbolic link to a directory.

       EEPPEERRMM  The effective user ID is not the owner of _p_a_t_h and the process
              does not have appropriate privileges.

       The _f_d_e_t_a_c_h() function may fail if:

       EELLOOOOPP  More than {SYMLOOP_MAX} symbolic links were encountered during
              resolution of the _p_a_t_h argument.

       EENNAAMMEETTOOOOLLOONNGG
              The length of a pathname exceeds {PATH_MAX}, or pathname
              resolution of a symbolic link produced an intermediate result
              with a length that exceeds {PATH_MAX}.

       _T_h_e _f_o_l_l_o_w_i_n_g _s_e_c_t_i_o_n_s _a_r_e _i_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_v_e_.

EEXXAAMMPPLLEESS
   DDeettaacchhiinngg aa FFiillee
       The following example detaches the STREAMS-based file //ttmmpp//nnaammeedd--SSTTRREEAAMM
       from the file to which it was attached by a previous, successful call
       to _f_a_t_t_a_c_h().  Subsequent calls to open this file refer to the
       underlying file, not to the STREAMS file.

           ##iinncclluuddee <<ssttrrooppttss..hh>>
           ......
               cchhaarr **ppaatthhnnaammee == ""//ttmmpp//nnaammeedd--SSTTRREEAAMM"";;
               iinntt rreett;;

               ret = fdetach(pathname);

AAPPPPLLIICCAATTIIOONN UUSSAAGGEE
       None.

RRAATTIIOONNAALLEE
       None.

FFUUTTUURREE DDIIRREECCTTIIOONNSS
       The _f_d_e_t_a_c_h() function may be removed in a future version.

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       _f_a_t_t_a_c_h()

       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2008, <<ssttrrooppttss..hh>>

CCOOPPYYRRIIGGHHTT
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