ioctl_fat(2)		       System Calls Manual		    ioctl_fat(2)

NAME
     ioctl_fat - manipulating the FAT filesystem

LIBRARY
     Standard C library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS
     #include <sys/ioctl.h>

     int ioctl(int fd, unsigned long op, ...);

DESCRIPTION
     The  ioctl(2)  system  call  can  be used to read and write metadata of FAT
     filesystems that are not accessible using other system calls.  The	 follow-
     ing op values are available.

   Reading and setting file attributes
     FAT_IOCTL_GET_ATTRIBUTES(2const)
     FAT_IOCTL_SET_ATTRIBUTES(2const)

   Reading the volume ID
     FAT_IOCTL_GET_VOLUME_ID(2const)

   Reading short filenames of a directory
     VFAT_IOCTL_READDIR_BOTH(2const)
     VFAT_IOCTL_READDIR_SHORT(2const)

RETURN VALUE
     On success, a nonnegative value is returned.  On error, -1 is returned, and
     errno is set to indicate the error.

ERRORS
     ENOTTY
	    The file descriptor fd does not refer to an object in a FAT filesys-
	    tem.

STANDARDS
     Linux.

SEE ALSO
     ioctl(2)

Linux man-pages 6.18		   2025-05-17			    ioctl_fat(2)