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Article #1007Re: Why use pwd(1) for getpwd(3C)? (Re: Why use find?)
From: Conor P. Cahill
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 1990 13:09
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 1990 13:09
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In article <23012:Oct1019:12:2790@kramden.acf.nyu.edu> brnstnd@kramden.acf.nyu.edu (Dan Bernstein) writes:
>In article <1990Oct9.122813.1329@cbnews.att.com> jbr0@cbnews.att.com (joseph.a.brownlee) writes:
> [ why is getpwd() implemented as `pwd` in System V? ]
>
>Because there's no getwd() system call to have the kernel do the job.
>Unless you have some sort of privileges, you won't be able to figure
>out the current directory when any higher directory is unreadable.
However, on most, if not all, current system V implementatins pwd is not
setuid and only has the privileges of the user who invoked it, so it
won't make a difference as to whether it is a function or a pipe.
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Conor P. Cahill (703)430-9247 Virtual Technologies, Inc.,
uunet!virtech!cpcahil 46030 Manekin Plaza, Suite 160
Sterling, VA 22170
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!virtech!cpcahil From: cpcahil@virtech.uucp (Conor P. Cahill) Newsgroups: comp.unix.programmer Subject: Re: Why use pwd(1) for getpwd(3C)? (Re: Why use find?) Message-ID: <1990Oct11.130939.19567@virtech.uucp> Date: 11 Oct 90 13:09:39 GMT References: <1977@sixhub.UUCP> <1990Oct7.001518.14216@diku.dk> <1990Oct9.122813.1329@cbnews.att.com> <23012:Oct1019:12:2790@kramden.acf.nyu.edu> Reply-To: cpcahil@virtech.UUCP (Conor P. Cahill) Organization: Virtual Technologies Inc., Sterling VA Lines: 16