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# The Coda Dir Package

## Peter J. Braam

Jan 24, 1998

This document describes the driectory package used in Coda. Our aim is to describe the interface offered by the dir library, as well as typical usage in Venus and Vice. Areas of improvement are also pointed out. This system is currently being implemented and tested.

## 1. Introduction

- 1.1 Directory Entires
- 1.2 Directory Format
- 1.3 Storage Location of Directories
- 1.4 C Structures Describing the Directory Format
- 1.5 Example of the Directory Layout:

## 2. Interfaces

- 2.1 DirHandle API
- 2.2 DIR api
- 2.3 FID api
- 2.4 Directory Inode API
- 2.5 Directory Handle Cache API

## 3. Lookup handling

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