Advanced File I/O

The following table lists the tasks performed by advanced file I/O interfaces.

Table 5-2 Advanced File I/O Interfaces

Interface Name	Purpose
link, linkat	Link to a file. For more information, see the link(2) and linkat(2) man pages.
access, faccessat	Determine accessibility of a file. For more information, see the access(2) and faccessat(2) man pages.
mknod	Make a special or ordinary file. For more information, see the mknod(2) man page.
chmod, fchmodat	Change mode of file. For more information, see the chmod(2) and fchmodat(2)
chown, lchown, fchown, fchownat	Change owner and group of a file. For more information, see the chown(2), lchown(2), fchown(2), and fchownat(2) man pages.
utime	Set file access and modification times. For more information, see the utime(2) man page.
stat, lstat, fstat, fstatat	Get file status. For more information, see the stat(2), lstat(2), fstat(2), and fstatat(2) man pages.
fcntl	Perform file control functions. For more information, see the fcntl(2) man page.
ioctl	Control device. For more information, see the ioctl(2) man page.
fpathconf	Get configurable path name variables. For more information, see the fpathconf(2) man page.
opendir, readdir, closedir	Perform directory operations. For more information, see the opendir(3C), readdir(3C), and closedir(3C) man pages.
mkdir, mkdirat	Make a directory. For more information, see the mkdir(2) and mkdirat(2) man pages.
readlink, readlinkat	Read the value of a symbolic link. For more information, see the readlink(2) and readlinkat(2) man pages.
rename, renameat	Change the name of a file. For more information, see the rename(2) and renameat(2) man pages.
rmdir, unlinkat	Remove a directory. For more information, see the rmdir(2) and unlinkat(2) man pages.
symlink, symlinkat	Make a symbolic link to a file. For more information, see the symlink(2) and symlinkat(2) man pages.
fgetattr, fsetattr, getattrat, setattrat	Get and set system attributes. For more information, see the fgetattr(3C), fsetattr(3C), getattrat(3C), and setattrat(3C) man pages.

For more information, see syscall Provider in Oracle Solaris 11.4 DTrace (Dynamic Tracing) Guide.