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+/** @file
+ * IPRT - Directory Manipulation.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2006-2022 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+ *
+ * This file is part of VirtualBox base platform packages, as
+ * available from https://www.virtualbox.org.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation, in version 3 of the
+ * License.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses>.
+ *
+ * The contents of this file may alternatively be used under the terms
+ * of the Common Development and Distribution License Version 1.0
+ * (CDDL), a copy of it is provided in the "COPYING.CDDL" file included
+ * in the VirtualBox distribution, in which case the provisions of the
+ * CDDL are applicable instead of those of the GPL.
+ *
+ * You may elect to license modified versions of this file under the
+ * terms and conditions of either the GPL or the CDDL or both.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only OR CDDL-1.0
+ */
+
+#ifndef IPRT_INCLUDED_dir_h
+#define IPRT_INCLUDED_dir_h
+#ifndef RT_WITHOUT_PRAGMA_ONCE
+# pragma once
+#endif
+
+#include <iprt/cdefs.h>
+#include <iprt/types.h>
+#include <iprt/fs.h>
+#include <iprt/symlink.h>
+
+
+RT_C_DECLS_BEGIN
+
+/** @defgroup grp_rt_dir RTDir - Directory Manipulation
+ * @ingroup grp_rt
+ * @{
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Check for the existence of a directory.
+ *
+ * All symbolic links will be attemped resolved. If that is undesirable, please
+ * use RTPathQueryInfo instead.
+ *
+ * @returns true if exist and is a directory.
+ * @returns false if not exists or isn't a directory.
+ * @param pszPath Path to the directory.
+ */
+RTDECL(bool) RTDirExists(const char *pszPath);
+
+/** @name RTDirCreate flags.
+ * @{ */
+/** Don't allow symbolic links as part of the path.
+ * @remarks this flag is currently not implemented and will be ignored. */
+#define RTDIRCREATE_FLAGS_NO_SYMLINKS RT_BIT(0)
+/** Set the not-content-indexed flag (default). Windows only atm. */
+#define RTDIRCREATE_FLAGS_NOT_CONTENT_INDEXED_DONT_SET RT_BIT(1)
+/** Do not set the not-content-indexed flag. Windows only atm. */
+#define RTDIRCREATE_FLAGS_NOT_CONTENT_INDEXED_SET UINT32_C(0)
+/** Ignore errors setting the not-content-indexed flag. Windows only atm. */
+#define RTDIRCREATE_FLAGS_NOT_CONTENT_INDEXED_NOT_CRITICAL RT_BIT(2)
+/** Ignore umask when applying the mode. */
+#define RTDIRCREATE_FLAGS_IGNORE_UMASK RT_BIT(3)
+/** Valid mask. */
+#define RTDIRCREATE_FLAGS_VALID_MASK UINT32_C(0x0000000f)
+/** @} */
+
+/**
+ * Creates a directory.
+ *
+ * @returns iprt status code.
+ * @param pszPath Path to the directory to create.
+ * @param fMode The mode of the new directory.
+ * @param fCreate Create flags, RTDIRCREATE_FLAGS_*.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTDirCreate(const char *pszPath, RTFMODE fMode, uint32_t fCreate);
+
+/**
+ * Creates a directory including all non-existing parent directories.
+ *
+ * @returns iprt status code.
+ * @param pszPath Path to the directory to create.
+ * @param fMode The mode of the new directories.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTDirCreateFullPath(const char *pszPath, RTFMODE fMode);
+
+/**
+ * Creates a directory including all non-existing parent directories.
+ *
+ * @returns iprt status code.
+ * @param pszPath Path to the directory to create.
+ * @param fMode The mode of the new directories.
+ * @param fFlags Create flags, RTDIRCREATE_FLAGS_*.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTDirCreateFullPathEx(const char *pszPath, RTFMODE fMode, uint32_t fFlags);
+
+/**
+ * Creates a new directory with a unique name using the given template.
+ *
+ * One or more trailing X'es in the template will be replaced by random alpha
+ * numeric characters until a RTDirCreate succeeds or we run out of patience.
+ * For instance:
+ * "/tmp/myprog-XXXXXX"
+ *
+ * As an alternative to trailing X'es, it
+ * is possible to put 3 or more X'es somewhere inside the directory name. In
+ * the following string only the last bunch of X'es will be modified:
+ * "/tmp/myprog-XXX-XXX.tmp"
+ *
+ * @returns iprt status code.
+ * @param pszTemplate The directory name template on input. The actual
+ * directory name on success. Empty string on failure.
+ * @param fMode The mode to create the directory with. Use 0700
+ * unless you have reason not to.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTDirCreateTemp(char *pszTemplate, RTFMODE fMode);
+
+/**
+ * Secure version of @a RTDirCreateTemp with a fixed mode of 0700.
+ *
+ * This function behaves in the same way as @a RTDirCreateTemp with two
+ * additional points. Firstly the mode is fixed to 0700. Secondly it will
+ * fail if it is not possible to perform the operation securely. Possible
+ * reasons include that the directory could be removed by another unprivileged
+ * user before it is used (e.g. if is created in a non-sticky /tmp directory)
+ * or that the path contains symbolic links which another unprivileged user
+ * could manipulate; however the exact criteria will be specified on a
+ * platform-by-platform basis as platform support is added.
+ * @see RTPathIsSecure for the current list of criteria.
+ * @returns iprt status code.
+ * @returns VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED if the interface can not be supported on the
+ * current platform at this time.
+ * @returns VERR_INSECURE if the directory could not be created securely.
+ * @param pszTemplate The directory name template on input. The
+ * actual directory name on success. Empty string
+ * on failure.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTDirCreateTempSecure(char *pszTemplate);
+
+/**
+ * Creates a new directory with a unique name by appending a number.
+ *
+ * This API differs from RTDirCreateTemp & RTDirCreateTempSecure in that it
+ * first tries to create the directory without any random bits, thus the best
+ * case result will be prettier. It also differs in that it does not take a
+ * template, but is instead given a template description, and will only use
+ * digits for the filling.
+ *
+ * For sake of convenience and debugging , the current implementation
+ * starts at 0 and will increment sequentally for a while before switching to
+ * random numbers.
+ *
+ * On success @a pszPath contains the path created.
+ *
+ * @returns iprt status code.
+ * @param pszPath The path to the directory. On input the base template
+ * name. On successful return, the unique directory we
+ * created.
+ * @param cbSize The size of the pszPath buffer. Needs enough space for
+ * holding the digits and the optional separator.
+ * @param fMode The mode of the new directory.
+ * @param cchDigits How many digits should the number have (zero padded).
+ * @param chSep The separator used between the path and the number. Can
+ * be zero. (optional)
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTDirCreateUniqueNumbered(char *pszPath, size_t cbSize, RTFMODE fMode, size_t cchDigits, char chSep);
+
+/**
+ * Removes a directory if empty.
+ *
+ * @returns iprt status code.
+ * @param pszPath Path to the directory to remove.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTDirRemove(const char *pszPath);
+
+/**
+ * Removes a directory tree recursively.
+ *
+ * @returns iprt status code.
+ * @param pszPath Path to the directory to remove recursively.
+ * @param fFlags Flags, see RTDIRRMREC_F_XXX.
+ *
+ * @remarks This will not work on a root directory.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTDirRemoveRecursive(const char *pszPath, uint32_t fFlags);
+
+/** @name RTDirRemoveRecursive flags.
+ * @{ */
+/** Delete the content of the directory and the directory itself. */
+#define RTDIRRMREC_F_CONTENT_AND_DIR UINT32_C(0)
+/** Only delete the content of the directory, omit the directory it self. */
+#define RTDIRRMREC_F_CONTENT_ONLY RT_BIT_32(0)
+/** Long path hack: Don't apply RTPathAbs to the path. */
+#define RTDIRRMREC_F_NO_ABS_PATH RT_BIT_32(1)
+/** Mask of valid flags. */
+#define RTDIRRMREC_F_VALID_MASK UINT32_C(0x00000003)
+/** @} */
+
+/**
+ * Flushes the specified directory.
+ *
+ * This API is not implemented on all systems. On some systems it may be
+ * unnecessary if you've already flushed the file. If you really care for your
+ * data and is entering dangerous territories, it doesn't hurt calling it after
+ * flushing and closing the file.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ * @retval VERR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED must be expected.
+ * @retval VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED must be expected.
+ * @param pszPath Path to the directory.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTDirFlush(const char *pszPath);
+
+/**
+ * Flushes the parent directory of the specified file.
+ *
+ * This is just a wrapper around RTDirFlush.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code, see RTDirFlush for details.
+ * @param pszChild Path to the file which parent should be flushed.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTDirFlushParent(const char *pszChild);
+
+
+
+/**
+ * Filter option for RTDirOpenFiltered().
+ */
+typedef enum RTDIRFILTER
+{
+ /** The usual invalid 0 entry. */
+ RTDIRFILTER_INVALID = 0,
+ /** No filter should be applied (and none was specified). */
+ RTDIRFILTER_NONE,
+ /** The Windows NT filter.
+ * The following wildcard chars: *, ?, <, > and "
+ * The matching is done on the uppercased strings. */
+ RTDIRFILTER_WINNT,
+ /** The UNIX filter.
+ * The following wildcard chars: *, ?, [..]
+ * The matching is done on exact case. */
+ RTDIRFILTER_UNIX,
+ /** The UNIX filter, uppercased matching.
+ * Same as RTDIRFILTER_UNIX except that the strings are uppercased before comparing. */
+ RTDIRFILTER_UNIX_UPCASED,
+
+ /** The usual full 32-bit value. */
+ RTDIRFILTER_32BIT_HACK = 0x7fffffff
+} RTDIRFILTER;
+
+
+/**
+ * Directory entry type.
+ *
+ * This is the RTFS_TYPE_MASK stuff shifted down 12 bits and
+ * identical to the BSD/LINUX ABI. See RTFS_TYPE_DIRENTRYTYPE_SHIFT.
+ */
+typedef enum RTDIRENTRYTYPE
+{
+ /** Unknown type (DT_UNKNOWN). */
+ RTDIRENTRYTYPE_UNKNOWN = 0,
+ /** Named pipe (fifo) (DT_FIFO). */
+ RTDIRENTRYTYPE_FIFO = 001,
+ /** Character device (DT_CHR). */
+ RTDIRENTRYTYPE_DEV_CHAR = 002,
+ /** Directory (DT_DIR). */
+ RTDIRENTRYTYPE_DIRECTORY = 004,
+ /** Block device (DT_BLK). */
+ RTDIRENTRYTYPE_DEV_BLOCK = 006,
+ /** Regular file (DT_REG). */
+ RTDIRENTRYTYPE_FILE = 010,
+ /** Symbolic link (DT_LNK). */
+ RTDIRENTRYTYPE_SYMLINK = 012,
+ /** Socket (DT_SOCK). */
+ RTDIRENTRYTYPE_SOCKET = 014,
+ /** Whiteout (DT_WHT). */
+ RTDIRENTRYTYPE_WHITEOUT = 016
+} RTDIRENTRYTYPE;
+
+
+/**
+ * Directory entry.
+ *
+ * This is inspired by the POSIX interfaces.
+ */
+#pragma pack(1)
+typedef struct RTDIRENTRY
+{
+ /** The unique identifier (within the file system) of this file system object (d_ino).
+ *
+ * Together with INodeIdDevice, this field can be used as a OS wide unique id
+ * when both their values are not 0. This field is 0 if the information is not
+ * available. */
+ RTINODE INodeId;
+ /** The entry type. (d_type)
+ *
+ * @warning RTDIRENTRYTYPE_UNKNOWN is a common return value here since not all
+ * file systems (or Unixes) stores the type of a directory entry and
+ * instead expects the user to use stat() to get it. So, when you see
+ * this you should use RTDirQueryUnknownType or RTDirQueryUnknownTypeEx
+ * to get the type, or if if you're lazy, use RTDirReadEx.
+ */
+ RTDIRENTRYTYPE enmType;
+ /** The length of the filename, excluding the terminating nul character. */
+ uint16_t cbName;
+ /** The filename. (no path)
+ * Using the pcbDirEntry parameter of RTDirRead makes this field variable in size. */
+ char szName[260];
+} RTDIRENTRY;
+#pragma pack()
+/** Pointer to a directory entry. */
+typedef RTDIRENTRY *PRTDIRENTRY;
+/** Pointer to a const directory entry. */
+typedef RTDIRENTRY const *PCRTDIRENTRY;
+
+
+/**
+ * Directory entry with extended information.
+ *
+ * This is inspired by the PC interfaces.
+ */
+#pragma pack(1)
+typedef struct RTDIRENTRYEX
+{
+ /** Full information about the object. */
+ RTFSOBJINFO Info;
+ /** The length of the short field (number of RTUTF16 entries (not chars)).
+ * It is 16-bit for reasons of alignment. */
+ uint16_t cwcShortName;
+ /** The short name for 8.3 compatibility.
+ * Empty string if not available.
+ * Since the length is a bit tricky for a UTF-8 encoded name, and since this
+ * is practically speaking only a windows thing, it is encoded as UCS-2. */
+ RTUTF16 wszShortName[14];
+ /** The length of the filename. */
+ uint16_t cbName;
+ /** The filename. (no path)
+ * Using the pcbDirEntry parameter of RTDirReadEx makes this field variable in size. */
+ char szName[260];
+} RTDIRENTRYEX;
+#pragma pack()
+/** Pointer to a directory entry. */
+typedef RTDIRENTRYEX *PRTDIRENTRYEX;
+/** Pointer to a const directory entry. */
+typedef RTDIRENTRYEX const *PCRTDIRENTRYEX;
+
+
+/**
+ * Opens a directory.
+ *
+ * @returns iprt status code.
+ * @param phDir Where to store the open directory handle.
+ * @param pszPath Path to the directory to open.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTDirOpen(RTDIR *phDir, const char *pszPath);
+
+/** @name RTDIR_F_XXX - RTDirOpenFiltered flags.
+ * @{ */
+/** Don't allow symbolic links as part of the path.
+ * @remarks this flag is currently not implemented and will be ignored. */
+#define RTDIR_F_NO_SYMLINKS RT_BIT_32(0)
+/** Deny relative opening of anything above this directory. */
+#define RTDIR_F_DENY_ASCENT RT_BIT_32(1)
+/** Don't follow symbolic links in the final component. */
+#define RTDIR_F_NO_FOLLOW RT_BIT_32(2)
+/** Long path hack: Don't apply RTPathAbs to the path. */
+#define RTDIR_F_NO_ABS_PATH RT_BIT_32(3)
+/** Valid flag mask. */
+#define RTDIR_F_VALID_MASK UINT32_C(0x0000000f)
+/** @} */
+
+/**
+ * Opens a directory with flags and optional filtering.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ * @retval VERR_IS_A_SYMLINK if RTDIR_F_NO_FOLLOW is set, @a enmFilter is
+ * RTDIRFILTER_NONE and @a pszPath points to a symbolic link and does
+ * not end with a slash. Note that on Windows this does not apply to
+ * file symlinks, only directory symlinks, for the file variant
+ * VERR_NOT_A_DIRECTORY will be returned.
+ *
+ * @param phDir Where to store the open directory handle.
+ * @param pszPath Path to the directory to search, this must include wildcards.
+ * @param enmFilter The kind of filter to apply. Setting this to RTDIRFILTER_NONE makes
+ * this function behave like RTDirOpen.
+ * @param fFlags Open flags, RTDIR_F_XXX.
+ *
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTDirOpenFiltered(RTDIR *phDir, const char *pszPath, RTDIRFILTER enmFilter, uint32_t fFlags);
+
+/**
+ * Closes a directory.
+ *
+ * @returns iprt status code.
+ * @param hDir Handle to open directory returned by RTDirOpen() or
+ * RTDirOpenFiltered().
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTDirClose(RTDIR hDir);
+
+/**
+ * Checks if the supplied directory handle is valid.
+ *
+ * @returns true if valid.
+ * @returns false if invalid.
+ * @param hDir The directory handle.
+ */
+RTDECL(bool) RTDirIsValid(RTDIR hDir);
+
+/**
+ * Reads the next entry in the directory.
+ *
+ * @returns VINF_SUCCESS and data in pDirEntry on success.
+ * @returns VERR_NO_MORE_FILES when the end of the directory has been reached.
+ * @returns VERR_BUFFER_OVERFLOW if the buffer is too small to contain the filename. If
+ * pcbDirEntry is specified it will be updated with the required buffer size.
+ * @returns suitable iprt status code on other errors.
+ *
+ * @param hDir Handle to the open directory.
+ * @param pDirEntry Where to store the information about the next
+ * directory entry on success.
+ * @param pcbDirEntry Optional parameter used for variable buffer size.
+ *
+ * On input the variable pointed to contains the size of the pDirEntry
+ * structure. This must be at least OFFSET(RTDIRENTRY, szName[2]) bytes.
+ *
+ * On successful output the field is updated to
+ * OFFSET(RTDIRENTRY, szName[pDirEntry->cbName + 1]).
+ *
+ * When the data doesn't fit in the buffer and VERR_BUFFER_OVERFLOW is
+ * returned, this field contains the required buffer size.
+ *
+ * The value is unchanged in all other cases.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTDirRead(RTDIR hDir, PRTDIRENTRY pDirEntry, size_t *pcbDirEntry);
+
+/**
+ * Reads the next entry in the directory returning extended information.
+ *
+ * @returns VINF_SUCCESS and data in pDirEntry on success.
+ * @returns VERR_NO_MORE_FILES when the end of the directory has been reached.
+ * @returns VERR_BUFFER_OVERFLOW if the buffer is too small to contain the filename. If
+ * pcbDirEntry is specified it will be updated with the required buffer size.
+ * @returns suitable iprt status code on other errors.
+ *
+ * @param hDir Handle to the open directory.
+ * @param pDirEntry Where to store the information about the next
+ * directory entry on success.
+ * @param pcbDirEntry Optional parameter used for variable buffer size.
+ *
+ * On input the variable pointed to contains the size of the pDirEntry
+ * structure. This must be at least OFFSET(RTDIRENTRYEX, szName[2]) bytes.
+ *
+ * On successful output the field is updated to
+ * OFFSET(RTDIRENTRYEX, szName[pDirEntry->cbName + 1]).
+ *
+ * When the data doesn't fit in the buffer and VERR_BUFFER_OVERFLOW is
+ * returned, this field contains the required buffer size.
+ *
+ * The value is unchanged in all other cases.
+ * @param enmAdditionalAttribs
+ * Which set of additional attributes to request.
+ * Use RTFSOBJATTRADD_NOTHING if this doesn't matter.
+ * @param fFlags RTPATH_F_ON_LINK or RTPATH_F_FOLLOW_LINK.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTDirReadEx(RTDIR hDir, PRTDIRENTRYEX pDirEntry, size_t *pcbDirEntry, RTFSOBJATTRADD enmAdditionalAttribs, uint32_t fFlags);
+
+/**
+ * Wrapper around RTDirReadEx that does the directory entry buffer handling.
+ *
+ * Call RTDirReadExAFree to free the buffers allocated by this function.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code, see RTDirReadEx() for details.
+ *
+ * @param hDir Handle to the open directory.
+ * @param ppDirEntry Pointer to the directory entry pointer. Initialize this
+ * to NULL before the first call.
+ * @param pcbDirEntry Where the API caches the allocation size. Set this to
+ * zero before the first call.
+ * @param enmAddAttr See RTDirReadEx.
+ * @param fFlags See RTDirReadEx.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTDirReadExA(RTDIR hDir, PRTDIRENTRYEX *ppDirEntry, size_t *pcbDirEntry, RTFSOBJATTRADD enmAddAttr, uint32_t fFlags);
+
+/**
+ * Frees the buffer allocated by RTDirReadExA.
+ *
+ * @param ppDirEntry Pointer to the directory entry pointer.
+ * @param pcbDirEntry Where the API caches the allocation size.
+ */
+RTDECL(void) RTDirReadExAFree(PRTDIRENTRYEX *ppDirEntry, size_t *pcbDirEntry);
+
+/**
+ * Resolves RTDIRENTRYTYPE_UNKNOWN values returned by RTDirRead.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code (see RTPathQueryInfo).
+ * @param pszComposedName The path to the directory entry. The caller must
+ * compose this, it's NOT sufficient to pass
+ * RTDIRENTRY::szName!
+ * @param fFollowSymlinks Whether to follow symbolic links or not.
+ * @param penmType Pointer to the RTDIRENTRY::enmType member. If this
+ * is not RTDIRENTRYTYPE_UNKNOWN and, if
+ * @a fFollowSymlinks is false, not
+ * RTDIRENTRYTYPE_SYMLINK, the function will return
+ * immediately without doing anything. Otherwise it
+ * will use RTPathQueryInfo to try figure out the
+ * correct value. On failure, this will be unchanged.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTDirQueryUnknownType(const char *pszComposedName, bool fFollowSymlinks, RTDIRENTRYTYPE *penmType);
+
+/**
+ * Resolves RTDIRENTRYTYPE_UNKNOWN values returned by RTDirRead, extended
+ * version.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code (see RTPathQueryInfo).
+ * @param pszComposedName The path to the directory entry. The caller must
+ * compose this, it's NOT sufficient to pass
+ * RTDIRENTRY::szName!
+ * @param fFollowSymlinks Whether to follow symbolic links or not.
+ * @param penmType Pointer to the RTDIRENTRY::enmType member or
+ * similar. Will NOT be checked on input.
+ * @param pObjInfo The object info buffer to use with RTPathQueryInfo.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTDirQueryUnknownTypeEx(const char *pszComposedName, bool fFollowSymlinks, RTDIRENTRYTYPE *penmType, PRTFSOBJINFO pObjInfo);
+
+/**
+ * Checks if the directory entry returned by RTDirRead is '.', '..' or similar.
+ *
+ * @returns true / false.
+ * @param pDirEntry The directory entry to check.
+ */
+RTDECL(bool) RTDirEntryIsStdDotLink(PRTDIRENTRY pDirEntry);
+
+/**
+ * Checks if the directory entry returned by RTDirReadEx is '.', '..' or
+ * similar.
+ *
+ * @returns true / false.
+ * @param pDirEntryEx The extended directory entry to check.
+ */
+RTDECL(bool) RTDirEntryExIsStdDotLink(PCRTDIRENTRYEX pDirEntryEx);
+
+/**
+ * Rewind and restart the directory reading.
+ *
+ * @returns IRPT status code.
+ * @param hDir The directory handle to rewind.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTDirRewind(RTDIR hDir);
+
+/**
+ * Renames a file.
+ *
+ * Identical to RTPathRename except that it will ensure that the source is a directory.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ * @returns VERR_ALREADY_EXISTS if the destination file exists.
+ *
+ * @param pszSrc The path to the source file.
+ * @param pszDst The path to the destination file.
+ * This file will be created.
+ * @param fRename See RTPathRename.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTDirRename(const char *pszSrc, const char *pszDst, unsigned fRename);
+
+
+/**
+ * Query information about an open directory.
+ *
+ * @returns iprt status code.
+ *
+ * @param hDir Handle to the open directory.
+ * @param pObjInfo Object information structure to be filled on successful return.
+ * @param enmAdditionalAttribs Which set of additional attributes to request.
+ * Use RTFSOBJATTRADD_NOTHING if this doesn't matter.
+ */
+RTR3DECL(int) RTDirQueryInfo(RTDIR hDir, PRTFSOBJINFO pObjInfo, RTFSOBJATTRADD enmAdditionalAttribs);
+
+
+/**
+ * Changes one or more of the timestamps associated of file system object.
+ *
+ * @returns iprt status code.
+ * @returns VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED is returned if the operation isn't supported by the OS.
+ *
+ * @param hDir Handle to the open directory.
+ * @param pAccessTime Pointer to the new access time. NULL if not to be changed.
+ * @param pModificationTime Pointer to the new modifcation time. NULL if not to be changed.
+ * @param pChangeTime Pointer to the new change time. NULL if not to be changed.
+ * @param pBirthTime Pointer to the new time of birth. NULL if not to be changed.
+ *
+ * @remark The file system might not implement all these time attributes,
+ * the API will ignore the ones which aren't supported.
+ *
+ * @remark The file system might not implement the time resolution
+ * employed by this interface, the time will be chopped to fit.
+ *
+ * @remark The file system may update the change time even if it's
+ * not specified.
+ *
+ * @remark POSIX can only set Access & Modification and will always set both.
+ */
+RTR3DECL(int) RTDirSetTimes(RTDIR hDir, PCRTTIMESPEC pAccessTime, PCRTTIMESPEC pModificationTime,
+ PCRTTIMESPEC pChangeTime, PCRTTIMESPEC pBirthTime);
+
+
+/**
+ * Changes the mode flags of an open directory.
+ *
+ * The API requires at least one of the mode flag sets (Unix/Dos) to
+ * be set. The type is ignored.
+ *
+ * @returns iprt status code.
+ * @param hDir Handle to the open directory.
+ * @param fMode The new file mode, see @ref grp_rt_fs for details.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTDirSetMode(RTDIR hDir, RTFMODE fMode);
+
+
+/** @defgroup grp_rt_dir_rel Directory relative APIs
+ *
+ * This group of APIs allows working with paths that are relative to an open
+ * directory, therebye eliminating some classic path related race conditions on
+ * systems with native support for these kinds of operations.
+ *
+ * On NT (Windows) there is native support for addressing files, directories and
+ * stuff _below_ the open directory. It is not possible to go upwards
+ * (hDir:../../grandparent), at least not with NTFS, forcing us to use the
+ * directory path as a fallback and opening us to potential races.
+ *
+ * On most unix-like systems here is now native support for all of this.
+ *
+ * @{ */
+
+/**
+ * Open a file relative to @a hDir.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ * @param hDir The directory to open relative to.
+ * @param pszRelFilename The relative path to the file.
+ * @param fOpen Open flags, i.e a combination of the RTFILE_O_XXX
+ * defines. The ACCESS, ACTION and DENY flags are
+ * mandatory!
+ * @param phFile Where to store the handle to the opened file.
+ *
+ * @sa RTFileOpen
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTDirRelFileOpen(RTDIR hDir, const char *pszRelFilename, uint64_t fOpen, PRTFILE phFile);
+
+
+
+/**
+ * Opens a directory relative to @a hDir.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ * @param hDir The directory to open relative to.
+ * @param pszDir The relative path to the directory to open.
+ * @param phDir Where to store the directory handle.
+ *
+ * @sa RTDirOpen
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTDirRelDirOpen(RTDIR hDir, const char *pszDir, RTDIR *phDir);
+
+/**
+ * Opens a directory relative to @a hDir, with flags and optional filtering.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ * @retval VERR_IS_A_SYMLINK if RTDIR_F_NO_FOLLOW is set, @a enmFilter is
+ * RTDIRFILTER_NONE and @a pszPath points to a symbolic link and does
+ * not end with a slash. Note that on Windows this does not apply to
+ * file symlinks, only directory symlinks, for the file variant
+ * VERR_NOT_A_DIRECTORY will be returned.
+ *
+ * @param hDir The directory to open relative to.
+ * @param pszDirAndFilter The relative path to the directory to search, this
+ * must include wildcards.
+ * @param enmFilter The kind of filter to apply. Setting this to
+ * RTDIRFILTER_NONE makes this function behave like
+ * RTDirOpen.
+ * @param fFlags Open flags, RTDIR_F_XXX.
+ * @param phDir Where to store the directory handle.
+ *
+ * @sa RTDirOpenFiltered
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTDirRelDirOpenFiltered(RTDIR hDir, const char *pszDirAndFilter, RTDIRFILTER enmFilter,
+ uint32_t fFlags, RTDIR *phDir);
+
+/**
+ * Creates a directory relative to @a hDir.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ * @param hDir The directory @a pszRelPath is relative to.
+ * @param pszRelPath The relative path to the directory to create.
+ * @param fMode The mode of the new directory.
+ * @param fCreate Create flags, RTDIRCREATE_FLAGS_XXX.
+ * @param phSubDir Where to return the handle of the created directory.
+ * Optional.
+ *
+ * @sa RTDirCreate
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTDirRelDirCreate(RTDIR hDir, const char *pszRelPath, RTFMODE fMode, uint32_t fCreate, RTDIR *phSubDir);
+
+/**
+ * Removes a directory relative to @a hDir if empty.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ * @param hDir The directory @a pszRelPath is relative to.
+ * @param pszRelPath The relative path to the directory to remove.
+ *
+ * @sa RTDirRemove
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTDirRelDirRemove(RTDIR hDir, const char *pszRelPath);
+
+
+/**
+ * Query information about a file system object relative to @a hDir.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ * @retval VINF_SUCCESS if the object exists, information returned.
+ * @retval VERR_PATH_NOT_FOUND if any but the last component in the specified
+ * path was not found or was not a directory.
+ * @retval VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND if the object does not exist (but path to the
+ * parent directory exists).
+ *
+ * @param hDir The directory @a pszRelPath is relative to.
+ * @param pszRelPath The relative path to the file system object.
+ * @param pObjInfo Object information structure to be filled on successful
+ * return.
+ * @param enmAddAttr Which set of additional attributes to request.
+ * Use RTFSOBJATTRADD_NOTHING if this doesn't matter.
+ * @param fFlags RTPATH_F_ON_LINK or RTPATH_F_FOLLOW_LINK.
+ *
+ * @sa RTPathQueryInfoEx
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTDirRelPathQueryInfo(RTDIR hDir, const char *pszRelPath, PRTFSOBJINFO pObjInfo,
+ RTFSOBJATTRADD enmAddAttr, uint32_t fFlags);
+
+/**
+ * Changes the mode flags of a file system object relative to @a hDir.
+ *
+ * The API requires at least one of the mode flag sets (Unix/Dos) to
+ * be set. The type is ignored.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ * @param hDir The directory @a pszRelPath is relative to.
+ * @param pszRelPath The relative path to the file system object.
+ * @param fMode The new file mode, see @ref grp_rt_fs for details.
+ * @param fFlags RTPATH_F_ON_LINK or RTPATH_F_FOLLOW_LINK.
+ *
+ * @sa RTPathSetMode
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTDirRelPathSetMode(RTDIR hDir, const char *pszRelPath, RTFMODE fMode, uint32_t fFlags);
+
+/**
+ * Changes one or more of the timestamps associated of file system object
+ * relative to @a hDir.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ * @param hDir The directory @a pszRelPath is relative to.
+ * @param pszRelPath The relative path to the file system object.
+ * @param pAccessTime Pointer to the new access time.
+ * @param pModificationTime Pointer to the new modification time.
+ * @param pChangeTime Pointer to the new change time. NULL if not to be changed.
+ * @param pBirthTime Pointer to the new time of birth. NULL if not to be changed.
+ * @param fFlags RTPATH_F_ON_LINK or RTPATH_F_FOLLOW_LINK.
+ *
+ * @remark The file system might not implement all these time attributes,
+ * the API will ignore the ones which aren't supported.
+ *
+ * @remark The file system might not implement the time resolution
+ * employed by this interface, the time will be chopped to fit.
+ *
+ * @remark The file system may update the change time even if it's
+ * not specified.
+ *
+ * @remark POSIX can only set Access & Modification and will always set both.
+ *
+ * @sa RTPathSetTimesEx
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTDirRelPathSetTimes(RTDIR hDir, const char *pszRelPath, PCRTTIMESPEC pAccessTime, PCRTTIMESPEC pModificationTime,
+ PCRTTIMESPEC pChangeTime, PCRTTIMESPEC pBirthTime, uint32_t fFlags);
+
+/**
+ * Changes the owner and/or group of a file system object relative to @a hDir.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ * @param hDir The directory @a pszRelPath is relative to.
+ * @param pszRelPath The relative path to the file system object.
+ * @param uid The new file owner user id. Pass NIL_RTUID to leave
+ * this unchanged.
+ * @param gid The new group id. Pass NIL_RTGID to leave this
+ * unchanged.
+ * @param fFlags RTPATH_F_ON_LINK or RTPATH_F_FOLLOW_LINK.
+ *
+ * @sa RTPathSetOwnerEx
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTDirRelPathSetOwner(RTDIR hDir, const char *pszRelPath, uint32_t uid, uint32_t gid, uint32_t fFlags);
+
+/**
+ * Renames a directory relative path within a filesystem.
+ *
+ * This will rename symbolic links. If RTPATHRENAME_FLAGS_REPLACE is used and
+ * pszDst is a symbolic link, it will be replaced and not its target.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ * @param hDirSrc The directory the source path is relative to.
+ * @param pszSrc The source path, relative to @a hDirSrc.
+ * @param hDirDst The directory the destination path is relative to.
+ * @param pszDst The destination path, relative to @a hDirDst.
+ * @param fRename Rename flags, RTPATHRENAME_FLAGS_XXX.
+ *
+ * @sa RTPathRename
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTDirRelPathRename(RTDIR hDirSrc, const char *pszSrc, RTDIR hDirDst, const char *pszDst, unsigned fRename);
+
+/**
+ * Removes the last component of the directory relative path.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ * @param hDir The directory @a pszRelPath is relative to.
+ * @param pszRelPath The relative path to the file system object.
+ * @param fUnlink Unlink flags, RTPATHUNLINK_FLAGS_XXX.
+ *
+ * @sa RTPathUnlink
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTDirRelPathUnlink(RTDIR hDir, const char *pszRelPath, uint32_t fUnlink);
+
+
+
+/**
+ * Creates a symbolic link (@a pszSymlink) relative to @a hDir targeting @a
+ * pszTarget.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ * @param hDir The directory @a pszSymlink is relative to.
+ * @param pszSymlink The relative path of the symbolic link.
+ * @param pszTarget The path to the symbolic link target. This is
+ * relative to @a pszSymlink or an absolute path.
+ * @param enmType The symbolic link type. For Windows compatability
+ * it is very important to set this correctly. When
+ * RTSYMLINKTYPE_UNKNOWN is used, the API will try
+ * make a guess and may attempt query information
+ * about @a pszTarget in the process.
+ * @param fCreate Create flags, RTSYMLINKCREATE_FLAGS_XXX.
+ *
+ * @sa RTSymlinkCreate
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTDirRelSymlinkCreate(RTDIR hDir, const char *pszSymlink, const char *pszTarget,
+ RTSYMLINKTYPE enmType, uint32_t fCreate);
+
+/**
+ * Read the symlink target relative to @a hDir.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ * @retval VERR_NOT_SYMLINK if @a pszSymlink does not specify a symbolic link.
+ * @retval VERR_BUFFER_OVERFLOW if the link is larger than @a cbTarget. The
+ * buffer will contain what all we managed to read, fully terminated
+ * if @a cbTarget > 0.
+ *
+ * @param hDir The directory @a pszSymlink is relative to.
+ * @param pszSymlink The relative path to the symbolic link that should
+ * be read.
+ * @param pszTarget The target buffer.
+ * @param cbTarget The size of the target buffer.
+ * @param fRead Read flags, RTSYMLINKREAD_FLAGS_XXX.
+ *
+ * @sa RTSymlinkRead
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTDirRelSymlinkRead(RTDIR hDir, const char *pszSymlink, char *pszTarget, size_t cbTarget, uint32_t fRead);
+
+/** @} */
+
+
+/** @} */
+
+RT_C_DECLS_END
+
+#endif /* !IPRT_INCLUDED_dir_h */
+