GETBSIZE(3) | Library Functions Manual | GETBSIZE(3)

# NAME

`getbsize` —
get user block size

# LIBRARY

Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

# SYNOPSIS

`#include <stdlib.h>`

char *
`getbsize`(int *headerlenp, long *blocksizep);

# DESCRIPTION

The `getbsize` function determines the user's preferred block size based on the value of the “BLOCKSIZE” environment variable; see environ(7) for details on its use and format.

The `getbsize` function returns a pointer to a `NUL` terminated string describing the block size, something like “1K-blocks”. If the headerlenp parameter is not `NULL` the memory referenced by headerlenp is filled in with the length of the string (not including the terminating `NUL`). If the blocksizep parameter is not `NULL` the memory referenced by blocksizep is filled in with block size, in bytes.

If the user's block size is unreasonable, a warning message is written to standard error and the returned information reflects a block size of 512 bytes.

# SEE ALSO

df(1), du(1), ls(1), systat(1), environ(7)

# HISTORY

The `getbsize` function first appeared in 4.4BSD.

May 30, 2003 | NetBSD 9.0