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Direct.h

<direct.h> is a C/C++ header file provided by Microsoft Windows, which contains functions for manipulating file system directories. Some POSIX functions that do similar things are in <unistd.h>.

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<direct.h> is a C/C++ header file provided by Microsoft Windows, which contains functions for manipulating file system directories. Some POSIX functions that do similar things are in <unistd.h>.

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Name Action
int _chdir(char* path) Change working directory.
int _chdrive(int drive) Change disk drive.
char* _getcwd(char* buffer, size_t length) Get the current working directory pathname1
char* _getwd(char* path_name); Get working directory.
int _getdrive(void) Get disk drive.
int _mkdir(const char* pathname) Make a directory.
int _rmdir(const char* pathname) Remove a directory.
void _fnmerge(char* path, const char* drive, const char* dir, const char* name, const char* ext) Merges drive, dir, name and ext into path.
int _fnsplit(const char* path, char* drive, char* dir, char* name, char* ext) Splits path into drive, dir, name and ext.
char* _searchpath(const char* file) Searches for a file.
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