Functions¶

const char * keyComment (const Key *key)

Return a pointer to the real internal key comment. " ssize_t keyGetCommentSize (const Key *key)

Calculates number of bytes needed to store a key comment, including final NULL. " ssize_t keyGetComment (const Key *key, char *returnedComment, size_t maxSize)
Get the key comment. ssize_t keySetComment (Key *key, const char *newComment)
Set a comment for a key. uid_t keyGetUID (const Key *key)
Get the user ID of a key. int keySetUID (Key *key, uid_t uid)
Set the user ID of a key. gid_t keyGetGID (const Key *key)
Get the group ID of a key. int keySetGID (Key *key, gid_t gid)
Set the group ID of a key. int keySetDir (Key *key)
Set mode so that key will be recognized as directory. mode_t keyGetMode (const Key *key)
Return the key mode permissions. int keySetMode (Key *key, mode_t mode)
Set the key mode permissions. time_t keyGetATime (const Key *key)
Get last time the key data was read from disk. int keySetATime (Key *key, time_t atime)
Update the atime information for a key. time_t keyGetMTime (const Key *key)
Get last modification time of the key on disk. int keySetMTime (Key *key, time_t mtime)
Update the mtime information for a key. time_t keyGetCTime (const Key *key)
Get last time the key metadata was changed from disk. int keySetCTime (Key *key, time_t ctime)
Update the ctime information for a key. int elektraKeyCmpOrder (const Key *ka, const Key *kb)
Compare the order metadata of two keys. void elektraMetaArrayAdd (Key *key, const char *metaName, const char *value)
creates an metadata array or appends another element to an existing metadata array e.g. KeySet * elektraMetaArrayToKS (Key *key, const char *metaName)

Create a KeySet from a metakey array. " int elektraSortTopology (KeySet *ks, Key **array)
topological sorting char * elektraMetaArrayToString (Key *key, const char *metaName, const char *delim)
returns the metakey array as a string separated by delim