1 /* vi: set sw=4 ts=4: */
3 * xreadlink.c - safe implementation of readlink.
4 * Returns a NULL on failure...
6 * Licensed under GPLv2, see file LICENSE in this tarball for details.
12 * NOTE: This function returns a malloced char* that you will have to free
15 char* FAST_FUNC xmalloc_readlink(const char *path)
17 enum { GROWBY = 80 }; /* how large we will grow strings by */
20 int bufsize = 0, readsize = 0;
24 buf = xrealloc(buf, bufsize);
25 readsize = readlink(path, buf, bufsize);
30 } while (bufsize < readsize + 1);
38 * This routine is not the same as realpath(), which
39 * canonicalizes the given path completely. This routine only
40 * follows trailing symlinks until a real file is reached and
41 * returns its name. If the path ends in a dangling link or if
42 * the target doesn't exist, the path is returned in any case.
43 * Intermediate symlinks in the path are not expanded -- only
45 * A malloced char* is returned, which must be freed by the caller.
47 char* FAST_FUNC xmalloc_follow_symlinks(const char *path)
53 int looping = MAXSYMLINKS + 1;
59 linkpath = xmalloc_readlink(buf);
61 /* not a symlink, or doesn't exist */
62 if (errno == EINVAL || errno == ENOENT)
64 goto free_buf_ret_null;
74 if (*linkpath != '/') {
75 bufsize += strlen(linkpath);
76 buf = xrealloc(buf, bufsize);
77 lpc = bb_get_last_path_component_strip(buf);
78 strcpy(lpc, linkpath);
84 bufsize = strlen(buf) + 1;
89 char* FAST_FUNC xmalloc_readlink_or_warn(const char *path)
91 char *buf = xmalloc_readlink(path);
93 /* EINVAL => "file: Invalid argument" => puzzled user */
94 const char *errmsg = "not a symlink";
97 errmsg = strerror(err);
98 bb_error_msg("%s: cannot read link: %s", path, errmsg);
105 char* FAST_FUNC xmalloc_realpath(const char *path)
107 #if defined(__GLIBC__) && !defined(__UCLIBC__)
108 /* glibc provides a non-standard extension */
109 return realpath(path, NULL);
111 char buf[PATH_MAX+1];
113 /* on error returns NULL (xstrdup(NULL) ==NULL) */
114 return xstrdup(realpath(path, buf));