atNetworkPath(3)
network path handling
SYNOPSIS
#include <atfs.h>
#include <atfstk.h>
char* atNetworkPath (Af_key *aso);
char* atLocalPath (char *networkPath);
DESCRIPTION
atNetworkPath returns a network wide unique pathname for
aso. The pathname has the following structure
<hostname>:<canonical_pathname>@<version>.
Hostname is the name of the host controlling the device, where
aso is stored. the canonical pathname is the real pathname
(without symbolic links), where the object is located on that host.
The version number, including the introducing at-sign (@) is
optional. For busy versions, it may be missing or the string busy
atLocalPath maps a network path name to a local path name. When
the host information in the network path denotes a remote host,
atLocalPath looks up /etc/mtab for a mapping of the network canonical
pathname to a local path. The resulting pathname is a local pathname
in bound notation
<pathname>[version]
with the version number added in brackets. It may be converted into an
ASO descriptor by calling atBindVersion (manual page
atbind(3)).
RETURN VALUE
Both functions return the resulting string in static memory. The
result will be overwritten on a subsequent call. On failure, a null
pointer is returned.
FILES
/etc/mtab