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# WASI Core API
This is the API-level documentation for WASI Core. The function names
are prefixed with "\_\_wasi\_" to reflect how they are spelled in
flat-namespace contexts, however at the wasm module level, they are
unprefixed, because they're inside a module namespace (currently
"wasi\_unstable").
Functions that start with `__wasi_fd_` operate on file descriptors,
while functions that start with `__wasi_path_` operate on filesystem
paths, which are relative to directory file descriptors.
Much inspiration and content here is derived from [CloudABI] and [POSIX],
though there are also several differences from CloudABI and POSIX. For
example, WASI Core has no concept of processes in the traditional Unix
sense. While wasm linear memories have some of the aspects of processes,
and it's possible to *emulate* the full semantics of processes on top of
them, this can sometimes be unnatural and inefficient. The goal for
WASI Core is to be a WebAssembly-native API that exposes APIs that fit
well into the underlying WebAssembly platform, rather than to directly
emulate other platforms.
This is also a work in progress, and the API here is still evolving.
[CloudABI]: https://github.com/NuxiNL/cloudabi
[POSIX]: http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/
## System calls
- [`__wasi_args_get()` ](#args_get )
- [`__wasi_args_sizes_get()` ](#args_sizes_get )
- [`__wasi_clock_res_get()` ](#clock_res_get )
- [`__wasi_clock_time_get()` ](#clock_time_get )
- [`__wasi_environ_get()` ](#environ_get )
- [`__wasi_environ_sizes_get()` ](#environ_sizes_get )
- [`__wasi_fd_advise()` ](#fd_advise )
- [`__wasi_fd_allocate()` ](#fd_allocate )
- [`__wasi_fd_close()` ](#fd_close )
- [`__wasi_fd_datasync()` ](#fd_datasync )
- [`__wasi_fd_fdstat_get()` ](#fd_fdstat_get )
- [`__wasi_fd_fdstat_set_flags()` ](#fd_fdstat_set_flags )
- [`__wasi_fd_fdstat_set_rights()` ](#fd_fdstat_set_rights )
- [`__wasi_fd_filestat_get()` ](#fd_filestat_get )
- [`__wasi_fd_filestat_set_size()` ](#fd_filestat_set_size )
- [`__wasi_fd_filestat_set_times()` ](#fd_filestat_set_times )
- [`__wasi_fd_pread()` ](#fd_pread )
- [`__wasi_fd_prestat_dir_name()` ](#fd_prestat_dir_name )
- [`__wasi_fd_prestat_get()` ](#fd_prestat_get )
- [`__wasi_fd_pwrite()` ](#fd_pwrite )
- [`__wasi_fd_read()` ](#fd_read )
- [`__wasi_fd_readdir()` ](#fd_readdir )
- [`__wasi_fd_renumber()` ](#fd_renumber )
- [`__wasi_fd_seek()` ](#fd_seek )
- [`__wasi_fd_sync()` ](#fd_sync )
- [`__wasi_fd_tell()` ](#fd_tell )
- [`__wasi_fd_write()` ](#fd_write )
- [`__wasi_path_create_directory()` ](#path_create_directory )
- [`__wasi_path_filestat_get()` ](#path_filestat_get )
- [`__wasi_path_filestat_set_times()` ](#path_filestat_set_times )
- [`__wasi_path_link()` ](#path_link )
- [`__wasi_path_open()` ](#path_open )
- [`__wasi_path_readlink()` ](#path_readlink )
- [`__wasi_path_remove_directory()` ](#path_remove_directory )
- [`__wasi_path_rename()` ](#path_rename )
- [`__wasi_path_symlink()` ](#path_symlink )
- [`__wasi_path_unlink_file()` ](#path_unlink_file )
- [`__wasi_poll_oneoff()` ](#poll_oneoff )
- [`__wasi_proc_exit()` ](#proc_exit )
- [`__wasi_proc_raise()` ](#proc_raise )
- [`__wasi_random_get()` ](#random_get )
- [`__wasi_sched_yield()` ](#sched_yield )
- [`__wasi_sock_recv()` ](#sock_recv )
- [`__wasi_sock_send()` ](#sock_send )
- [`__wasi_sock_shutdown()` ](#sock_shutdown )
### <a href="#args_get" name="args_get"></a>`__wasi_args_get()`
Read command-line argument data.
The sizes of the buffers should match that returned by [`__wasi_args_sizes_get()` ](#args_sizes_get ).
Inputs:
- < a href = "#args_get.argv" name = "args_get.argv" ></ a >< code > char \*\*< strong > argv</ strong ></ code >
A pointer to a buffer to write the argument pointers.
- < a href = "#args_get.argv_buf" name = "args_get.argv_buf" ></ a >< code > char \*< strong > argv\_buf</ strong ></ code >
A pointer to a buffer to write the argument string data.
### <a href="#args_sizes_get" name="args_sizes_get"></a>`__wasi_args_sizes_get()`
Return command-line argument data sizes.
Outputs:
- < a href = "#args_sizes_get.argc" name = "args_sizes_get.argc" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > argc</ strong ></ code >
The number of arguments.
- < a href = "#args_sizes_get.argv_buf_size" name = "args_sizes_get.argv_buf_size" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > argv\_buf\_size</ strong ></ code >
The size of the argument string data.
### <a href="#clock_res_get" name="clock_res_get"></a>`__wasi_clock_res_get()`
Return the resolution of a clock.
Implementations are required to provide a non-zero value for supported clocks.
For unsupported clocks, return [`__WASI_EINVAL` ](#errno.inval ).
Note: This is similar to `clock_getres` in POSIX.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#clock_res_get.clock_id" name = "clock_res_get.clock_id" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_clockid\_t](#clockid) < strong > clock\_id</ strong ></ code >
The clock for which to return the resolution.
Outputs:
- < a href = "#clock_res_get.resolution" name = "clock_res_get.resolution" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_timestamp\_t](#timestamp) < strong > resolution</ strong ></ code >
The resolution of the clock.
### <a href="#clock_time_get" name="clock_time_get"></a>`__wasi_clock_time_get()`
Return the time value of a clock.
Note: This is similar to `clock_gettime` in POSIX.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#clock_time_get.clock_id" name = "clock_time_get.clock_id" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_clockid\_t](#clockid) < strong > clock\_id</ strong ></ code >
The clock for which to return the time.
- < a href = "#clock_time_get.precision" name = "clock_time_get.precision" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_timestamp\_t](#timestamp) < strong > precision</ strong ></ code >
The maximum lag (exclusive) that the returned
time value may have, compared to its actual
value.
Outputs:
- < a href = "#clock_time_get.time" name = "clock_time_get.time" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_timestamp\_t](#timestamp) < strong > time</ strong ></ code >
The time value of the clock.
### <a href="#environ_get" name="environ_get"></a>`__wasi_environ_get()`
Read environment variable data.
The sizes of the buffers should match that returned by [`__wasi_environ_sizes_get()` ](#environ_sizes_get ).
Inputs:
- < a href = "#environ_get.environ" name = "environ_get.environ" ></ a >< code > char \*\*< strong > environ</ strong ></ code >
A pointer to a buffer to write the environment variable pointers.
- < a href = "#environ_get.environ_buf" name = "environ_get.environ_buf" ></ a >< code > char \*< strong > environ\_buf</ strong ></ code >
A pointer to a buffer to write the environment variable string data.
### <a href="#environ_sizes_get" name="environ_sizes_get"></a>`__wasi_environ_sizes_get()`
Return environment variable data sizes.
Outputs:
- < a href = "#environ_sizes_get.environ_count" name = "environ_sizes_get.environ_count" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > environ\_count</ strong ></ code >
The number of environment variables.
- < a href = "#environ_sizes_get.environ_buf_size" name = "environ_sizes_get.environ_buf_size" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > environ\_buf\_size</ strong ></ code >
The size of the environment variable string data.
### <a href="#fd_advise" name="fd_advise"></a>`__wasi_fd_advise()`
Provide file advisory information on a file descriptor.
Note: This is similar to `posix_fadvise` in POSIX.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#fd_advise.fd" name = "fd_advise.fd" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > fd</ strong ></ code >
The file descriptor for the file for which to provide file advisory information.
- < a href = "#fd_advise.offset" name = "fd_advise.offset" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_filesize\_t](#filesize) < strong > offset</ strong ></ code >
The offset within the file to which the advisory applies.
- < a href = "#fd_advise.len" name = "fd_advise.len" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_filesize\_t](#filesize) < strong > len</ strong ></ code >
The length of the region to which the advisory applies.
- < a href = "#fd_advise.advice" name = "fd_advise.advice" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_advice\_t](#advice) < strong > advice</ strong ></ code >
The advice.
### <a href="#fd_allocate" name="fd_allocate"></a>`__wasi_fd_allocate()`
Force the allocation of space in a file.
Note: This is similar to `posix_fallocate` in POSIX.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#fd_allocate.fd" name = "fd_allocate.fd" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > fd</ strong ></ code >
The file descriptor for the file in which to allocate space.
- < a href = "#fd_allocate.offset" name = "fd_allocate.offset" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_filesize\_t](#filesize) < strong > offset</ strong ></ code >
The offset at which to start the allocation.
- < a href = "#fd_allocate.len" name = "fd_allocate.len" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_filesize\_t](#filesize) < strong > len</ strong ></ code >
The length of the area that is allocated.
### <a href="#fd_close" name="fd_close"></a>`__wasi_fd_close()`
Close a file descriptor.
Note: This is similar to `close` in POSIX.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#fd_close.fd" name = "fd_close.fd" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > fd</ strong ></ code >
The file descriptor to close.
### <a href="#fd_datasync" name="fd_datasync"></a>`__wasi_fd_datasync()`
Synchronize the data of a file to disk.
Note: This is similar to `fdatasync` in POSIX.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#fd_datasync.fd" name = "fd_datasync.fd" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > fd</ strong ></ code >
The file descriptor of the file to synchronize to disk.
### <a href="#fd_fdstat_get" name="fd_fdstat_get"></a>`__wasi_fd_fdstat_get()`
Get the attributes of a file descriptor.
Note: This returns similar flags to `fcntl(fd, F_GETFL)` in POSIX, as well
as additional fields.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#fd_fdstat_get.fd" name = "fd_fdstat_get.fd" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > fd</ strong ></ code >
The file descriptor to inspect.
- < a href = "#fd_fdstat_get.buf" name = "fd_fdstat_get.buf" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fdstat\_t](#fdstat) \*< strong > buf</ strong ></ code >
The buffer where the file descriptor's attributes are stored.
### <a href="#fd_fdstat_set_flags" name="fd_fdstat_set_flags"></a>`__wasi_fd_fdstat_set_flags()`
Adjust the flags associated with a file descriptor.
Note: This is similar to `fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, flags)` in POSIX.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#fd_fdstat_set_flags.fd" name = "fd_fdstat_set_flags.fd" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > fd</ strong ></ code >
The file descriptor to operate on.
- < a href = "#fd_fdstat_set_flags.flags" name = "fd_fdstat_set_flags.flags" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fdflags\_t](#fdflags) < strong > flags</ strong ></ code >
The desired values of the file descriptor flags.
### <a href="#fd_fdstat_set_rights" name="fd_fdstat_set_rights"></a>`__wasi_fd_fdstat_set_rights()`
Adjust the rights associated with a file descriptor.
This can only be used to remove rights, and returns
[`__WASI_ENOTCAPABLE` ](#errno.notcapable ) if called in a way that would attempt
to add rights.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#fd_fdstat_set_rights.fd" name = "fd_fdstat_set_rights.fd" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > fd</ strong ></ code >
The file descriptor to operate on.
- < a href = "#fd_fdstat_set_rights.fs_rights_base" name = "fd_fdstat_set_rights.fs_rights_base" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_rights\_t](#rights) < strong > fs\_rights\_base</ strong ></ code >
The desired base rights of the file descriptor.
- < a href = "#fd_fdstat_set_rights.fs_rights_inheriting" name = "fd_fdstat_set_rights.fs_rights_inheriting" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_rights\_t](#rights) < strong > fs\_rights\_inheriting</ strong ></ code >
The desired inheriting rights of the file descriptor.
### <a href="#fd_filestat_get" name="fd_filestat_get"></a>`__wasi_fd_filestat_get()`
Return the attributes of an open file.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#fd_filestat_get.fd" name = "fd_filestat_get.fd" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > fd</ strong ></ code >
The file descriptor to inspect.
- < a href = "#fd_filestat_get.buf" name = "fd_filestat_get.buf" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_filestat\_t](#filestat) \*< strong > buf</ strong ></ code >
The buffer where the file's attributes are
stored.
### <a href="#fd_filestat_set_size" name="fd_filestat_set_size"></a>`__wasi_fd_filestat_set_size()`
Adjust the size of an open file. If this increases the file's size, the extra
bytes are filled with zeros.
Note: This is similar to `ftruncate` in POSIX.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#fd_filestat_set_size.fd" name = "fd_filestat_set_size.fd" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > fd</ strong ></ code >
A file descriptor for the file to adjust.
- < a href = "#fd_filestat_set_size.st_size" name = "fd_filestat_set_size.st_size" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_filesize\_t](#filesize) < strong > st\_size</ strong ></ code >
The desired file size.
### <a href="#fd_filestat_set_times" name="fd_filestat_set_times"></a>`__wasi_fd_filestat_set_times()`
Adjust the timestamps of an open file or directory.
Note: This is similar to `futimens` in POSIX.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#fd_filestat_set_times.fd" name = "fd_filestat_set_times.fd" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > fd</ strong ></ code >
The file descriptor to operate on.
- < a href = "#fd_filestat_set_times.st_atim" name = "fd_filestat_set_times.st_atim" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_timestamp\_t](#timestamp) < strong > st\_atim</ strong ></ code >
The desired values of the data access timestamp.
- < a href = "#fd_filestat_set_times.st_mtim" name = "fd_filestat_set_times.st_mtim" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_timestamp\_t](#timestamp) < strong > st\_mtim</ strong ></ code >
The desired values of the data modification timestamp.
- < a href = "#fd_filestat_set_times.fst_flags" name = "fd_filestat_set_times.fst_flags" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fstflags\_t](#fstflags) < strong > fst\_flags</ strong ></ code >
A bitmask indicating which timestamps to adjust.
### <a href="#fd_pread" name="fd_pread"></a>`__wasi_fd_pread()`
Read from a file descriptor, without using and updating the
file descriptor's offset.
Note: This is similar to `preadv` in POSIX.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#fd_pread.fd" name = "fd_pread.fd" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > fd</ strong ></ code >
The file descriptor from which to read data.
- < a href = "#fd_pread.iovs" name = "fd_pread.iovs" ></ a >< code > const [\_\_wasi\_iovec\_t ](#iovec ) \*< strong > iovs</ strong ></ code > and < a href = "#fd_pread.iovs_len" name = "fd_pread.iovs_len" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > iovs\_len</ strong ></ code >
List of scatter/gather vectors in which to store data.
- < a href = "#fd_pread.offset" name = "fd_pread.offset" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_filesize\_t](#filesize) < strong > offset</ strong ></ code >
The offset within the file at which to read.
Outputs:
- < a href = "#fd_pread.nread" name = "fd_pread.nread" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > nread</ strong ></ code >
The number of bytes read.
### <a href="#fd_prestat_dir_name" name="fd_prestat_dir_name"></a>`__wasi_fd_prestat_dir_name()`
Return a description of the given preopened file descriptor.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#fd_prestat_dir_name.fd" name = "fd_prestat_dir_name.fd" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > fd</ strong ></ code >
The file descriptor about which to retrieve information.
- < a href = "#fd_prestat_dir_name.path" name = "fd_prestat_dir_name.path" ></ a >< code > const char \*< strong > path</ strong ></ code > and < a href = "#fd_prestat_dir_name.path_len" name = "fd_prestat_dir_name.path_len" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > path\_len</ strong ></ code >
A buffer into which to write the preopened directory name.
### <a href="#fd_prestat_get" name="fd_prestat_get"></a>`__wasi_fd_prestat_get()`
Return a description of the given preopened file descriptor.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#fd_prestat_get.fd" name = "fd_prestat_get.fd" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > fd</ strong ></ code >
The file descriptor about which to retrieve information.
- < a href = "#fd_prestat_get.buf" name = "fd_prestat_get.buf" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_prestat\_t](#prestat) \*< strong > buf</ strong ></ code >
The buffer where the description is stored.
### <a href="#fd_pwrite" name="fd_pwrite"></a>`__wasi_fd_pwrite()`
Write to a file descriptor, without using and updating the
file descriptor's offset.
Note: This is similar to `pwritev` in POSIX.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#fd_pwrite.fd" name = "fd_pwrite.fd" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > fd</ strong ></ code >
The file descriptor to which to write data.
- < a href = "#fd_pwrite.iovs" name = "fd_pwrite.iovs" ></ a >< code > const [\_\_wasi\_ciovec\_t ](#ciovec ) \*< strong > iovs</ strong ></ code > and < a href = "#fd_pwrite.iovs_len" name = "fd_pwrite.iovs_len" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > iovs\_len</ strong ></ code >
List of scatter/gather vectors from which to retrieve data.
- < a href = "#fd_pwrite.offset" name = "fd_pwrite.offset" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_filesize\_t](#filesize) < strong > offset</ strong ></ code >
The offset within the file at which to write.
Outputs:
- < a href = "#fd_pwrite.nwritten" name = "fd_pwrite.nwritten" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > nwritten</ strong ></ code >
The number of bytes written.
### <a href="#fd_read" name="fd_read"></a>`__wasi_fd_read()`
Read from a file descriptor.
Note: This is similar to `readv` in POSIX.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#fd_read.fd" name = "fd_read.fd" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > fd</ strong ></ code >
The file descriptor from which to read data.
- < a href = "#fd_read.iovs" name = "fd_read.iovs" ></ a >< code > const [\_\_wasi\_iovec\_t ](#iovec ) \*< strong > iovs</ strong ></ code > and < a href = "#fd_read.iovs_len" name = "fd_read.iovs_len" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > iovs\_len</ strong ></ code >
List of scatter/gather vectors to which to store data.
Outputs:
- < a href = "#fd_read.nread" name = "fd_read.nread" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > nread</ strong ></ code >
The number of bytes read.
### <a href="#fd_readdir" name="fd_readdir"></a>`__wasi_fd_readdir()`
Read directory entries from a directory.
When successful, the contents of the output buffer consist of
a sequence of directory entries. Each directory entry consists
of a [`__wasi_dirent_t` ](#dirent ) object, followed by [`__wasi_dirent_t::d_namlen` ](#dirent.d_namlen ) bytes
holding the name of the directory entry.
This function fills the output buffer as much as possible,
potentially truncating the last directory entry. This allows
the caller to grow its read buffer size in case it's too small
to fit a single large directory entry, or skip the oversized
directory entry.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#fd_readdir.fd" name = "fd_readdir.fd" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > fd</ strong ></ code >
The directory from which to read the directory
entries.
- < a href = "#fd_readdir.buf" name = "fd_readdir.buf" ></ a >< code > void \*< strong > buf</ strong ></ code > and < a href = "#fd_readdir.buf_len" name = "fd_readdir.buf_len" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > buf\_len</ strong ></ code >
The buffer where directory entries are stored.
- < a href = "#fd_readdir.cookie" name = "fd_readdir.cookie" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_dircookie\_t](#dircookie) < strong > cookie</ strong ></ code >
The location within the directory to start
reading.
Outputs:
- < a href = "#fd_readdir.bufused" name = "fd_readdir.bufused" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > bufused</ strong ></ code >
The number of bytes stored in the read buffer.
If less than the size of the read buffer, the
end of the directory has been reached.
### <a href="#fd_renumber" name="fd_renumber"></a>`__wasi_fd_renumber()`
Atomically replace a file descriptor by renumbering another
file descriptor.
Due to the strong focus on thread safety, this environment
does not provide a mechanism to duplicate or renumber a file
descriptor to an arbitrary number, like dup2(). This would be
prone to race conditions, as an actual file descriptor with the
same number could be allocated by a different thread at the same
time.
This function provides a way to atomically renumber file
descriptors, which would disappear if dup2() were to be
removed entirely.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#fd_renumber.from" name = "fd_renumber.from" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > from</ strong ></ code >
The file descriptor to renumber.
- < a href = "#fd_renumber.to" name = "fd_renumber.to" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > to</ strong ></ code >
The file descriptor to overwrite.
### <a href="#fd_seek" name="fd_seek"></a>`__wasi_fd_seek()`
Move the offset of a file descriptor.
Note: This is similar to `lseek` in POSIX.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#fd_seek.fd" name = "fd_seek.fd" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > fd</ strong ></ code >
The file descriptor to operate on.
- < a href = "#fd_seek.offset" name = "fd_seek.offset" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_filedelta\_t](#filedelta) < strong > offset</ strong ></ code >
The number of bytes to move.
- < a href = "#fd_seek.whence" name = "fd_seek.whence" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_whence\_t](#whence) < strong > whence</ strong ></ code >
The base from which the offset is relative.
Outputs:
- < a href = "#fd_seek.newoffset" name = "fd_seek.newoffset" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_filesize\_t](#filesize) < strong > newoffset</ strong ></ code >
The new offset of the file descriptor,
relative to the start of the file.
### <a href="#fd_sync" name="fd_sync"></a>`__wasi_fd_sync()`
Synchronize the data and metadata of a file to disk.
Note: This is similar to `fsync` in POSIX.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#fd_sync.fd" name = "fd_sync.fd" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > fd</ strong ></ code >
The file descriptor of the file containing the data
and metadata to synchronize to disk.
### <a href="#fd_tell" name="fd_tell"></a>`__wasi_fd_tell()`
Return the current offset of a file descriptor.
Note: This is similar to `lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_CUR)` in POSIX.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#fd_tell.fd" name = "fd_tell.fd" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > fd</ strong ></ code >
The file descriptor to inspect.
Outputs:
- < a href = "#fd_tell.offset" name = "fd_tell.offset" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_filesize\_t](#filesize) < strong > offset</ strong ></ code >
The current offset of the file descriptor, relative to the start of the file.
### <a href="#fd_write" name="fd_write"></a>`__wasi_fd_write()`
Write to a file descriptor.
Note: This is similar to `writev` in POSIX.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#fd_write.fd" name = "fd_write.fd" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > fd</ strong ></ code >
The file descriptor to which to write data.
- < a href = "#fd_write.iovs" name = "fd_write.iovs" ></ a >< code > const [\_\_wasi\_ciovec\_t ](#ciovec ) \*< strong > iovs</ strong ></ code > and < a href = "#fd_write.iovs_len" name = "fd_write.iovs_len" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > iovs\_len</ strong ></ code >
List of scatter/gather vectors from which to retrieve data.
Outputs:
- < a href = "#fd_write.nwritten" name = "fd_write.nwritten" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > nwritten</ strong ></ code >
The number of bytes written.
### <a href="#path_create_directory" name="path_create_directory"></a>`__wasi_path_create_directory()`
Create a directory.
Note: This is similar to `mkdirat` in POSIX.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#path_create_directory.fd" name = "path_create_directory.fd" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > fd</ strong ></ code >
The working directory at which the resolution of the path starts.
- < a href = "#path_create_directory.path" name = "path_create_directory.path" ></ a >< code > const char \*< strong > path</ strong ></ code > and < a href = "#path_create_directory.path_len" name = "path_create_directory.path_len" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > path\_len</ strong ></ code >
The path at which to create the directory.
### <a href="#path_filestat_get" name="path_filestat_get"></a>`__wasi_path_filestat_get()`
Return the attributes of a file or directory.
Note: This is similar to `stat` in POSIX.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#path_filestat_get.fd" name = "path_filestat_get.fd" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > fd</ strong ></ code >
The working directory at which the resolution of the path starts.
- < a href = "#path_filestat_get.flags" name = "path_filestat_get.flags" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_lookupflags\_t](#lookupflags) < strong > flags</ strong ></ code >
Flags determining the method of how the path is resolved.
- < a href = "#path_filestat_get.path" name = "path_filestat_get.path" ></ a >< code > const char \*< strong > path</ strong ></ code > and < a href = "#path_filestat_get.path_len" name = "path_filestat_get.path_len" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > path\_len</ strong ></ code >
The path of the file or directory to inspect.
- < a href = "#path_filestat_get.buf" name = "path_filestat_get.buf" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_filestat\_t](#filestat) \*< strong > buf</ strong ></ code >
The buffer where the file's attributes are stored.
### <a href="#path_filestat_set_times" name="path_filestat_set_times"></a>`__wasi_path_filestat_set_times()`
Adjust the timestamps of a file or directory.
Note: This is similar to `utimensat` in POSIX.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#path_filestat_set_times.fd" name = "path_filestat_set_times.fd" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > fd</ strong ></ code >
The working directory at which the resolution of the path starts.
- < a href = "#path_filestat_set_times.flags" name = "path_filestat_set_times.flags" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_lookupflags\_t](#lookupflags) < strong > flags</ strong ></ code >
Flags determining the method of how the path is resolved.
- < a href = "#path_filestat_set_times.path" name = "path_filestat_set_times.path" ></ a >< code > const char \*< strong > path</ strong ></ code > and < a href = "#path_filestat_set_times.path_len" name = "path_filestat_set_times.path_len" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > path\_len</ strong ></ code >
The path of the file or directory to operate on.
- < a href = "#path_filestat_set_times.st_atim" name = "path_filestat_set_times.st_atim" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_timestamp\_t](#timestamp) < strong > st\_atim</ strong ></ code >
The desired values of the data access timestamp.
- < a href = "#path_filestat_set_times.st_mtim" name = "path_filestat_set_times.st_mtim" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_timestamp\_t](#timestamp) < strong > st\_mtim</ strong ></ code >
The desired values of the data modification timestamp.
- < a href = "#path_filestat_set_times.fst_flags" name = "path_filestat_set_times.fst_flags" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fstflags\_t](#fstflags) < strong > fst\_flags</ strong ></ code >
A bitmask indicating which timestamps to adjust.
### <a href="#path_link" name="path_link"></a>`__wasi_path_link()`
Create a hard link.
Note: This is similar to `linkat` in POSIX.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#path_link.old_fd" name = "path_link.old_fd" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > old\_fd</ strong ></ code >
The working directory at which the resolution of the old path starts.
- < a href = "#path_link.old_flags" name = "path_link.old_flags" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_lookupflags\_t](#lookupflags) < strong > old\_flags</ strong ></ code >
Flags determining the method of how the path is resolved.
- < a href = "#path_link.old_path" name = "path_link.old_path" ></ a >< code > const char \*< strong > old\_path</ strong ></ code > and < a href = "#path_link.old_path_len" name = "path_link.old_path_len" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > old\_path\_len</ strong ></ code >
The source path from which to link.
- < a href = "#path_link.new_fd" name = "path_link.new_fd" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > new\_fd</ strong ></ code >
The working directory at which the resolution of the new path starts.
- < a href = "#path_link.new_path" name = "path_link.new_path" ></ a >< code > const char \*< strong > new\_path</ strong ></ code > and < a href = "#path_link.new_path_len" name = "path_link.new_path_len" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > new\_path\_len</ strong ></ code >
The destination path at which to create the hard link.
### <a href="#path_open" name="path_open"></a>`__wasi_path_open()`
Open a file or directory.
The returned file descriptor is not guaranteed to be the lowest-numbered
file descriptor not currently open; it is randomized to prevent
applications from depending on making assumptions about indexes, since
this is error-prone in multi-threaded contexts. The returned file
descriptor is guaranteed to be less than 2< sup > 31< / sup > .
Note: This is similar to `openat` in POSIX.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#path_open.dirfd" name = "path_open.dirfd" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > dirfd</ strong ></ code >
The working directory at which the resolution of the path starts.
- < a href = "#path_open.dirflags" name = "path_open.dirflags" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_lookupflags\_t](#lookupflags) < strong > dirflags</ strong ></ code >
Flags determining the method of how the path is resolved.
- < a href = "#path_open.path" name = "path_open.path" ></ a >< code > const char \*< strong > path</ strong ></ code > and < a href = "#path_open.path_len" name = "path_open.path_len" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > path\_len</ strong ></ code >
The path of the file or directory to open.
- < a href = "#path_open.o_flags" name = "path_open.o_flags" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_oflags\_t](#oflags) < strong > o_flags</ strong ></ code >
The method by which to open the file.
- < a href = "#path_open.fs_rights_base" name = "path_open.fs_rights_base" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_rights\_t](#rights) < strong > fs\_rights\_base</ strong ></ code >
The initial base rights of the newly created file descriptor. The
implementation is allowed to return a file descriptor with fewer
rights than specified, if and only if those rights do not apply
to the type of file being opened.
The *base* rights are rights that will apply to operations using
the file descriptor itself.
- < a href = "#path_open.fs_rights_inheriting" name = "path_open.fs_rights_inheriting" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_rights\_t](#rights) < strong > fs\_rights\_inheriting</ strong ></ code >
The initial inheriting rights of the newly created file descriptor. The
implementation is allowed to return a file descriptor with fewer
rights than specified, if and only if those rights do not apply
to the type of file being opened.
The *inheriting* rights are rights that will apply to file descriptors derived
from the file descriptor itself.
- < a href = "#path_open.fs_flags" name = "path_open.fs_flags" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fdflags\_t](#fdflags) < strong > fs\_flags</ strong ></ code >
The initial flags of the file descriptor.
Outputs:
- < a href = "#path_open.fd" name = "path_open.fd" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > fd</ strong ></ code >
The file descriptor of the file that has been
opened.
### <a href="#path_readlink" name="path_readlink"></a>`__wasi_path_readlink()`
Read the contents of a symbolic link.
Note: This is similar to `readlinkat` in POSIX.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#path_readlink.fd" name = "path_readlink.fd" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > fd</ strong ></ code >
The working directory at which the resolution of the path starts.
- < a href = "#path_readlink.path" name = "path_readlink.path" ></ a >< code > const char \*< strong > path</ strong ></ code > and < a href = "#path_readlink.path_len" name = "path_readlink.path_len" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > path\_len</ strong ></ code >
The path of the symbolic link from which to read.
- < a href = "#path_readlink.buf" name = "path_readlink.buf" ></ a >< code > char \*< strong > buf</ strong ></ code > and < a href = "#path_readlink.buf_len" name = "path_readlink.buf_len" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > buf\_len</ strong ></ code >
The buffer to which to write the contents of the symbolic link.
Outputs:
- < a href = "#path_readlink.bufused" name = "path_readlink.bufused" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > bufused</ strong ></ code >
The number of bytes placed in the buffer.
### <a href="#path_remove_directory" name="path_remove_directory"></a>`__wasi_path_remove_directory()`
Remove a directory.
Return [`__WASI_ENOTEMPTY` ](#errno.notempty ) if the directory is not empty.
Note: This is similar to `unlinkat(fd, path, AT_REMOVEDIR)` in POSIX.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#path_remove_directory.fd" name = "path_remove_directory.fd" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > fd</ strong ></ code >
The working directory at which the resolution of the path starts.
- < a href = "#path_remove_directory.path" name = "path_remove_directory.path" ></ a >< code > const char \*< strong > path</ strong ></ code > and < a href = "#path_remove_directory.path_len" name = "path_remove_directory.path_len" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > path\_len</ strong ></ code >
The path to a directory to remove.
### <a href="#path_rename" name="path_rename"></a>`__wasi_path_rename()`
Rename a file or directory.
Note: This is similar to `renameat` in POSIX.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#path_rename.old_fd" name = "path_rename.old_fd" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > old\_fd</ strong ></ code >
The working directory at which the resolution of the old path starts.
- < a href = "#path_rename.old_path" name = "path_rename.old_path" ></ a >< code > const char \*< strong > old\_path</ strong ></ code > and < a href = "#path_rename.old_path_len" name = "path_rename.old_path_len" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > old\_path\_len</ strong ></ code >
The source path of the file or directory to rename.
- < a href = "#path_rename.new_fd" name = "path_rename.new_fd" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > new\_fd</ strong ></ code >
The working directory at which the resolution of the new path starts.
- < a href = "#path_rename.new_path" name = "path_rename.new_path" ></ a >< code > const char \*< strong > new\_path</ strong ></ code > and < a href = "#path_rename.new_path_len" name = "path_rename.new_path_len" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > new\_path\_len</ strong ></ code >
The destination path to which to rename the file or directory.
### <a href="#path_symlink" name="path_symlink"></a>`__wasi_path_symlink()`
Create a symbolic link.
Note: This is similar to `symlinkat` in POSIX.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#path_symlink.old_path" name = "path_symlink.old_path" ></ a >< code > const char \*< strong > old\_path</ strong ></ code > and < a href = "#path_symlink.old_path_len" name = "path_symlink.old_path_len" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > old_path\_len</ strong ></ code >
The contents of the symbolic link.
- < a href = "#path_symlink.fd" name = "path_symlink.fd" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > fd</ strong ></ code >
The working directory at which the resolution of the path starts.
- < a href = "#path_symlink.new_path" name = "path_symlink.new_path" ></ a >< code > const char \*< strong > new\_path</ strong ></ code > and < a href = "#path_symlink.new_path_len" name = "path_symlink.new_path_len" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > new\_path\_len</ strong ></ code >
The destination path at which to create the symbolic link.
### <a href="#path_unlink_file" name="path_unlink_file"></a>`__wasi_path_unlink_file()`
Unlink a file.
Return [`__WASI_EISDIR` ](#errno.isdir ) if the path refers to a directory.
Note: This is similar to `unlinkat(fd, path, 0)` in POSIX.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#path_unlink_file.fd" name = "path_unlink_file.fd" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > fd</ strong ></ code >
The working directory at which the resolution of the path starts.
- < a href = "#path_unlink_file.path" name = "path_unlink_file.path" ></ a >< code > const char \*< strong > path</ strong ></ code > and < a href = "#path_unlink_file.path_len" name = "path_unlink_file.path_len" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > path\_len</ strong ></ code >
The path to a file to unlink.
### <a href="#poll_oneoff" name="poll_oneoff"></a>`__wasi_poll_oneoff()`
Concurrently poll for the occurrence of a set of events.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#poll_oneoff.in" name = "poll_oneoff.in" ></ a >< code > const [\_\_wasi\_subscription\_t ](#subscription ) \*< strong > in</ strong ></ code >
The events to which to subscribe.
- < a href = "#poll_oneoff.out" name = "poll_oneoff.out" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_event\_t](#event) \*< strong > out</ strong ></ code >
The events that have occurred.
- < a href = "#poll_oneoff.nsubscriptions" name = "poll_oneoff.nsubscriptions" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > nsubscriptions</ strong ></ code >
Both the number of subscriptions and events.
Outputs:
- < a href = "#poll_oneoff.nevents" name = "poll_oneoff.nevents" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > nevents</ strong ></ code >
The number of events stored.
### <a href="#proc_exit" name="proc_exit"></a>`__wasi_proc_exit()`
Terminate the process normally. An exit code of 0 indicates successful
termination of the program. The meanings of other values is dependent on
the environment.
Note: This is similar to `_Exit` in POSIX.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#proc_exit.rval" name = "proc_exit.rval" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_exitcode\_t](#exitcode) < strong > rval</ strong ></ code >
The exit code returned by the process.
Does not return.
### <a href="#proc_raise" name="proc_raise"></a>`__wasi_proc_raise()`
Send a signal to the process of the calling thread.
Note: This is similar to `raise` in POSIX.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#proc_raise.sig" name = "proc_raise.sig" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_signal\_t](#signal) < strong > sig</ strong ></ code >
The signal condition to trigger.
### <a href="#random_get" name="random_get"></a>`__wasi_random_get()`
Write high-quality random data into a buffer.
This function blocks when the implementation is unable to immediately
provide sufficient high-quality random data.
This function may execute slowly, so when large mounts of random
data are required, it's advisable to use this function to seed a
pseudo-random number generator, rather than to provide the
random data directly.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#random_get.buf" name = "random_get.buf" ></ a >< code > void \*< strong > buf</ strong ></ code > and < a href = "#random_get.buf_len" name = "random_get.buf_len" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > buf\_len</ strong ></ code >
The buffer to fill with random data.
### <a href="#sched_yield" name="sched_yield"></a>`__wasi_sched_yield()`
Temporarily yield execution of the calling thread.
Note: This is similar to `sched_yield` in POSIX.
### <a href="#sock_recv" name="sock_recv"></a>`__wasi_sock_recv()`
Receive a message from a socket.
Note: This is similar to `recv` in POSIX, though it also supports reading
the data into multiple buffers in the manner of `readv` .
Inputs:
- < a href = "#sock_recv.sock" name = "sock_recv.sock" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > sock</ strong ></ code >
The socket on which to receive data.
- < a href = "#sock_recv.ri_data" name = "sock_recv.ri_data" ></ a >< code > const [\_\_wasi\_iovec\_t ](#iovec ) \*< strong > ri\_data</ strong ></ code > and < a href = "#sock_recv.ri_data_len" name = "sock_recv.ri_data_len" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > ri\_data\_len</ strong ></ code >
List of scatter/gather vectors to which to store data.
- < a href = "#sock_recv.ri_flags" name = "sock_recv.ri_flags" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_riflags\_t](#riflags) < strong > ri\_flags</ strong ></ code >
Message flags.
Outputs:
- < a href = "#sock_recv.ro_datalen" name = "sock_recv.ro_datalen" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > ro\_datalen</ strong ></ code >
Number of bytes stored in [`ri_data` ](#sock_recv.ri_data ).
- < a href = "#sock_recv.ro_flags" name = "sock_recv.ro_flags" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_roflags\_t](#roflags) < strong > ro\_flags</ strong ></ code >
Message flags.
### <a href="#sock_send" name="sock_send"></a>`__wasi_sock_send()`
Send a message on a socket.
Note: This is similar to `send` in POSIX, though it also supports writing
the data from multiple buffers in the manner of `writev` .
Inputs:
- < a href = "#sock_send.sock" name = "sock_send.sock" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > sock</ strong ></ code >
The socket on which to send data.
- < a href = "#sock_send.si_data" name = "sock_send.si_data" ></ a >< code > const [\_\_wasi\_ciovec\_t ](#ciovec ) \*< strong > si\_data</ strong ></ code > and < a href = "#sock_send.si_data_len" name = "sock_send.si_data_len" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > si\_data\_len</ strong ></ code >
List of scatter/gather vectors to which to retrieve data.
- < a href = "#sock_send.si_flags" name = "sock_send.si_flags" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_siflags\_t](#siflags) < strong > si\_flags</ strong ></ code >
Message flags.
Outputs:
- < a href = "#sock_send.so_datalen" name = "sock_send.so_datalen" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > so\_datalen</ strong ></ code >
Number of bytes transmitted.
### <a href="#sock_shutdown" name="sock_shutdown"></a>`__wasi_sock_shutdown()`
Shut down socket send and receive channels.
Note: This is similar to `shutdown` in POSIX.
Inputs:
- < a href = "#sock_shutdown.sock" name = "sock_shutdown.sock" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > sock</ strong ></ code >
The socket on which to shutdown channels.
- < a href = "#sock_shutdown.how" name = "sock_shutdown.how" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_sdflags\_t](#sdflags) < strong > how</ strong ></ code >
Which channels on the socket to shut down.
## Types
### <a href="#advice" name="advice"></a>`__wasi_advice_t` (`uint8_t`)
File or memory access pattern advisory information.
Used by [`__wasi_fd_advise()` ](#fd_advise ).
Possible values:
- < a href = "#advice.dontneed" name = "advice.dontneed" ></ a > **`__WASI_ADVICE_DONTNEED`**
The application expects that it will not access the
specified data in the near future.
- < a href = "#advice.noreuse" name = "advice.noreuse" ></ a > **`__WASI_ADVICE_NOREUSE`**
The application expects to access the specified data
once and then not reuse it thereafter.
- < a href = "#advice.normal" name = "advice.normal" ></ a > **`__WASI_ADVICE_NORMAL`**
The application has no advice to give on its behavior
with respect to the specified data.
- < a href = "#advice.random" name = "advice.random" ></ a > **`__WASI_ADVICE_RANDOM`**
The application expects to access the specified data
in a random order.
- < a href = "#advice.sequential" name = "advice.sequential" ></ a > **`__WASI_ADVICE_SEQUENTIAL`**
The application expects to access the specified data
sequentially from lower offsets to higher offsets.
- < a href = "#advice.willneed" name = "advice.willneed" ></ a > **`__WASI_ADVICE_WILLNEED`**
The application expects to access the specified data
in the near future.
### <a href="#ciovec" name="ciovec"></a>`__wasi_ciovec_t` (`struct`)
A region of memory for scatter/gather writes.
Used by [`__wasi_fd_pwrite()` ](#fd_pwrite ), [`__wasi_fd_write()` ](#fd_write ), and [`__wasi_sock_send()` ](#sock_send ).
Members:
- < a href = "#ciovec.buf" name = "ciovec.buf" ></ a >< code > const void \*< strong > buf</ strong ></ code > and < a href = "#ciovec.buf_len" name = "ciovec.buf_len" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > buf\_len</ strong ></ code >
The address and length of the buffer to be written.
### <a href="#clockid" name="clockid"></a>`__wasi_clockid_t` (`uint32_t`)
Identifiers for clocks.
Used by [`__wasi_subscription_t` ](#subscription ), [`__wasi_clock_res_get()` ](#clock_res_get ), and [`__wasi_clock_time_get()` ](#clock_time_get ).
Possible values:
- < a href = "#clockid.monotonic" name = "clockid.monotonic" ></ a > **`__WASI_CLOCK_MONOTONIC`**
The store-wide monotonic clock, which is defined as a
clock measuring real time, whose value cannot be
adjusted and which cannot have negative clock jumps.
The epoch of this clock is undefined. The absolute
time value of this clock therefore has no meaning.
- < a href = "#clockid.process_cputime_id" name = "clockid.process_cputime_id" ></ a > **`__WASI_CLOCK_PROCESS_CPUTIME_ID`**
The CPU-time clock associated with the current
process.
- < a href = "#clockid.realtime" name = "clockid.realtime" ></ a > **`__WASI_CLOCK_REALTIME`**
The clock measuring real time. Time value
zero corresponds with 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z.
- < a href = "#clockid.thread_cputime_id" name = "clockid.thread_cputime_id" ></ a > **`__WASI_CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID`**
The CPU-time clock associated with the current thread.
### <a href="#device" name="device"></a>`__wasi_device_t` (`uint64_t`)
Identifier for a device containing a file system. Can be used
in combination with [`__wasi_inode_t` ](#inode ) to uniquely identify a file or
directory in the filesystem.
Used by [`__wasi_filestat_t` ](#filestat ).
### <a href="#dircookie" name="dircookie"></a>`__wasi_dircookie_t` (`uint64_t`)
A reference to the offset of a directory entry.
Used by [`__wasi_dirent_t` ](#dirent ) and [`__wasi_fd_readdir()` ](#fd_readdir ).
Special values:
- < a href = "#dircookie.start" name = "dircookie.start" ></ a > **`__WASI_DIRCOOKIE_START`**
Permanent reference to the first directory entry
within a directory.
### <a href="#dirent" name="dirent"></a>`__wasi_dirent_t` (`struct`)
A directory entry.
Members:
- < a href = "#dirent.d_next" name = "dirent.d_next" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_dircookie\_t](#dircookie) < strong > d\_next</ strong ></ code >
The offset of the next directory entry stored in this
directory.
- < a href = "#dirent.d_ino" name = "dirent.d_ino" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_inode\_t](#inode) < strong > d\_ino</ strong ></ code >
The serial number of the file referred to by this
directory entry.
- < a href = "#dirent.d_namlen" name = "dirent.d_namlen" ></ a >< code > uint32\_t < strong > d\_namlen</ strong ></ code >
The length of the name of the directory entry.
- < a href = "#dirent.d_type" name = "dirent.d_type" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_filetype\_t](#filetype) < strong > d\_type</ strong ></ code >
The type of the file referred to by this directory
entry.
### <a href="#errno" name="errno"></a>`__wasi_errno_t` (`uint16_t`)
Error codes returned by functions.
Not all of these error codes are returned by the functions
provided by this API; some are used in higher-level library layers,
and others are provided merely for alignment with POSIX.
Used by [`__wasi_event_t` ](#event ).
Possible values:
- < a href = "#errno.success" name = "errno.success" ></ a > **`__WASI_ESUCCESS`**
No error occurred. System call completed successfully.
- < a href = "#errno.2big" name = "errno.2big" ></ a > **`__WASI_E2BIG`**
Argument list too long.
- < a href = "#errno.acces" name = "errno.acces" ></ a > **`__WASI_EACCES`**
Permission denied.
- < a href = "#errno.addrinuse" name = "errno.addrinuse" ></ a > **`__WASI_EADDRINUSE`**
Address in use.
- < a href = "#errno.addrnotavail" name = "errno.addrnotavail" ></ a > **`__WASI_EADDRNOTAVAIL`**
Address not available.
- < a href = "#errno.afnosupport" name = "errno.afnosupport" ></ a > **`__WASI_EAFNOSUPPORT`**
Address family not supported.
- < a href = "#errno.again" name = "errno.again" ></ a > **`__WASI_EAGAIN`**
Resource unavailable, or operation would block.
- < a href = "#errno.already" name = "errno.already" ></ a > **`__WASI_EALREADY`**
Connection already in progress.
- < a href = "#errno.badf" name = "errno.badf" ></ a > **`__WASI_EBADF`**
Bad file descriptor.
- < a href = "#errno.badmsg" name = "errno.badmsg" ></ a > **`__WASI_EBADMSG`**
Bad message.
- < a href = "#errno.busy" name = "errno.busy" ></ a > **`__WASI_EBUSY`**
Device or resource busy.
- < a href = "#errno.canceled" name = "errno.canceled" ></ a > **`__WASI_ECANCELED`**
Operation canceled.
- < a href = "#errno.child" name = "errno.child" ></ a > **`__WASI_ECHILD`**
No child processes.
- < a href = "#errno.connaborted" name = "errno.connaborted" ></ a > **`__WASI_ECONNABORTED`**
Connection aborted.
- < a href = "#errno.connrefused" name = "errno.connrefused" ></ a > **`__WASI_ECONNREFUSED`**
Connection refused.
- < a href = "#errno.connreset" name = "errno.connreset" ></ a > **`__WASI_ECONNRESET`**
Connection reset.
- < a href = "#errno.deadlk" name = "errno.deadlk" ></ a > **`__WASI_EDEADLK`**
Resource deadlock would occur.
- < a href = "#errno.destaddrreq" name = "errno.destaddrreq" ></ a > **`__WASI_EDESTADDRREQ`**
Destination address required.
- < a href = "#errno.dom" name = "errno.dom" ></ a > **`__WASI_EDOM`**
Mathematics argument out of domain of function.
- < a href = "#errno.dquot" name = "errno.dquot" ></ a > **`__WASI_EDQUOT`**
Reserved.
- < a href = "#errno.exist" name = "errno.exist" ></ a > **`__WASI_EEXIST`**
File exists.
- < a href = "#errno.fault" name = "errno.fault" ></ a > **`__WASI_EFAULT`**
Bad address.
- < a href = "#errno.fbig" name = "errno.fbig" ></ a > **`__WASI_EFBIG`**
File too large.
- < a href = "#errno.hostunreach" name = "errno.hostunreach" ></ a > **`__WASI_EHOSTUNREACH`**
Host is unreachable.
- < a href = "#errno.idrm" name = "errno.idrm" ></ a > **`__WASI_EIDRM`**
Identifier removed.
- < a href = "#errno.ilseq" name = "errno.ilseq" ></ a > **`__WASI_EILSEQ`**
Illegal byte sequence.
- < a href = "#errno.inprogress" name = "errno.inprogress" ></ a > **`__WASI_EINPROGRESS`**
Operation in progress.
- < a href = "#errno.intr" name = "errno.intr" ></ a > **`__WASI_EINTR`**
Interrupted function.
- < a href = "#errno.inval" name = "errno.inval" ></ a > **`__WASI_EINVAL`**
Invalid argument.
- < a href = "#errno.io" name = "errno.io" ></ a > **`__WASI_EIO`**
I/O error.
- < a href = "#errno.isconn" name = "errno.isconn" ></ a > **`__WASI_EISCONN`**
Socket is connected.
- < a href = "#errno.isdir" name = "errno.isdir" ></ a > **`__WASI_EISDIR`**
Is a directory.
- < a href = "#errno.loop" name = "errno.loop" ></ a > **`__WASI_ELOOP`**
Too many levels of symbolic links.
- < a href = "#errno.mfile" name = "errno.mfile" ></ a > **`__WASI_EMFILE`**
File descriptor value too large.
- < a href = "#errno.mlink" name = "errno.mlink" ></ a > **`__WASI_EMLINK`**
Too many links.
- < a href = "#errno.msgsize" name = "errno.msgsize" ></ a > **`__WASI_EMSGSIZE`**
Message too large.
- < a href = "#errno.multihop" name = "errno.multihop" ></ a > **`__WASI_EMULTIHOP`**
Reserved.
- < a href = "#errno.nametoolong" name = "errno.nametoolong" ></ a > **`__WASI_ENAMETOOLONG`**
Filename too long.
- < a href = "#errno.netdown" name = "errno.netdown" ></ a > **`__WASI_ENETDOWN`**
Network is down.
- < a href = "#errno.netreset" name = "errno.netreset" ></ a > **`__WASI_ENETRESET`**
Connection aborted by network.
- < a href = "#errno.netunreach" name = "errno.netunreach" ></ a > **`__WASI_ENETUNREACH`**
Network unreachable.
- < a href = "#errno.nfile" name = "errno.nfile" ></ a > **`__WASI_ENFILE`**
Too many files open in system.
- < a href = "#errno.nobufs" name = "errno.nobufs" ></ a > **`__WASI_ENOBUFS`**
No buffer space available.
- < a href = "#errno.nodev" name = "errno.nodev" ></ a > **`__WASI_ENODEV`**
No such device.
- < a href = "#errno.noent" name = "errno.noent" ></ a > **`__WASI_ENOENT`**
No such file or directory.
- < a href = "#errno.noexec" name = "errno.noexec" ></ a > **`__WASI_ENOEXEC`**
Executable file format error.
- < a href = "#errno.nolck" name = "errno.nolck" ></ a > **`__WASI_ENOLCK`**
No locks available.
- < a href = "#errno.nolink" name = "errno.nolink" ></ a > **`__WASI_ENOLINK`**
Reserved.
- < a href = "#errno.nomem" name = "errno.nomem" ></ a > **`__WASI_ENOMEM`**
Not enough space.
- < a href = "#errno.nomsg" name = "errno.nomsg" ></ a > **`__WASI_ENOMSG`**
No message of the desired type.
- < a href = "#errno.noprotoopt" name = "errno.noprotoopt" ></ a > **`__WASI_ENOPROTOOPT`**
Protocol not available.
- < a href = "#errno.nospc" name = "errno.nospc" ></ a > **`__WASI_ENOSPC`**
No space left on device.
- < a href = "#errno.nosys" name = "errno.nosys" ></ a > **`__WASI_ENOSYS`**
Function not supported.
- < a href = "#errno.notconn" name = "errno.notconn" ></ a > **`__WASI_ENOTCONN`**
The socket is not connected.
- < a href = "#errno.notdir" name = "errno.notdir" ></ a > **`__WASI_ENOTDIR`**
Not a directory or a symbolic link to a directory.
- < a href = "#errno.notempty" name = "errno.notempty" ></ a > **`__WASI_ENOTEMPTY`**
Directory not empty.
- < a href = "#errno.notrecoverable" name = "errno.notrecoverable" ></ a > **`__WASI_ENOTRECOVERABLE`**
State not recoverable.
- < a href = "#errno.notsock" name = "errno.notsock" ></ a > **`__WASI_ENOTSOCK`**
Not a socket.
- < a href = "#errno.notsup" name = "errno.notsup" ></ a > **`__WASI_ENOTSUP`**
Not supported, or operation not supported on socket.
- < a href = "#errno.notty" name = "errno.notty" ></ a > **`__WASI_ENOTTY`**
Inappropriate I/O control operation.
- < a href = "#errno.nxio" name = "errno.nxio" ></ a > **`__WASI_ENXIO`**
No such device or address.
- < a href = "#errno.overflow" name = "errno.overflow" ></ a > **`__WASI_EOVERFLOW`**
Value too large to be stored in data type.
- < a href = "#errno.ownerdead" name = "errno.ownerdead" ></ a > **`__WASI_EOWNERDEAD`**
Previous owner died.
- < a href = "#errno.perm" name = "errno.perm" ></ a > **`__WASI_EPERM`**
Operation not permitted.
- < a href = "#errno.pipe" name = "errno.pipe" ></ a > **`__WASI_EPIPE`**
Broken pipe.
- < a href = "#errno.proto" name = "errno.proto" ></ a > **`__WASI_EPROTO`**
Protocol error.
- < a href = "#errno.protonosupport" name = "errno.protonosupport" ></ a > **`__WASI_EPROTONOSUPPORT`**
Protocol not supported.
- < a href = "#errno.prototype" name = "errno.prototype" ></ a > **`__WASI_EPROTOTYPE`**
Protocol wrong type for socket.
- < a href = "#errno.range" name = "errno.range" ></ a > **`__WASI_ERANGE`**
Result too large.
- < a href = "#errno.rofs" name = "errno.rofs" ></ a > **`__WASI_EROFS`**
Read-only file system.
- < a href = "#errno.spipe" name = "errno.spipe" ></ a > **`__WASI_ESPIPE`**
Invalid seek.
- < a href = "#errno.srch" name = "errno.srch" ></ a > **`__WASI_ESRCH`**
No such process.
- < a href = "#errno.stale" name = "errno.stale" ></ a > **`__WASI_ESTALE`**
Reserved.
- < a href = "#errno.timedout" name = "errno.timedout" ></ a > **`__WASI_ETIMEDOUT`**
Connection timed out.
- < a href = "#errno.txtbsy" name = "errno.txtbsy" ></ a > **`__WASI_ETXTBSY`**
Text file busy.
- < a href = "#errno.xdev" name = "errno.xdev" ></ a > **`__WASI_EXDEV`**
Cross-device link.
- < a href = "#errno.notcapable" name = "errno.notcapable" ></ a > **`__WASI_ENOTCAPABLE`**
Extension: Capabilities insufficient.
### <a href="#event" name="event"></a>`__wasi_event_t` (`struct`)
An event that occurred.
Used by [`__wasi_poll_oneoff()` ](#poll_oneoff ).
Members:
- < a href = "#event.userdata" name = "event.userdata" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_userdata\_t](#userdata) < strong > userdata</ strong ></ code >
User-provided value that got attached to
[`__wasi_subscription_t::userdata` ](#subscription.userdata ).
- < a href = "#event.error" name = "event.error" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_errno\_t](#errno) < strong > error</ strong ></ code >
If non-zero, an error that occurred while processing
the subscription request.
- < a href = "#event.type" name = "event.type" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_eventtype\_t](#eventtype) < strong > type</ strong ></ code >
The type of the event that occurred.
- When `type` is [`__WASI_EVENTTYPE_FD_READ` ](#eventtype.fd_read ) or [`__WASI_EVENTTYPE_FD_WRITE` ](#eventtype.fd_write ):
- < a href = "#event.u.fd_readwrite" name = "event.u.fd_readwrite" ></ a > **`u.fd_readwrite`**
- < a href = "#event.u.fd_readwrite.nbytes" name = "event.u.fd_readwrite.nbytes" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_filesize\_t](#filesize) < strong > nbytes</ strong ></ code >
The number of bytes available for reading or writing.
- < a href = "#event.u.fd_readwrite.flags" name = "event.u.fd_readwrite.flags" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_eventrwflags\_t](#eventrwflags) < strong > flags</ strong ></ code >
The state of the file descriptor.
### <a href="#eventrwflags" name="eventrwflags"></a>`__wasi_eventrwflags_t` (`uint16_t` bitfield)
The state of the file descriptor subscribed to with
[`__WASI_EVENTTYPE_FD_READ` ](#eventtype.fd_read ) or [`__WASI_EVENTTYPE_FD_WRITE` ](#eventtype.fd_write ).
Used by [`__wasi_event_t` ](#event ).
Possible values:
- < a href = "#eventrwflags.hangup" name = "eventrwflags.hangup" ></ a > **`__WASI_EVENT_FD_READWRITE_HANGUP`**
The peer of this socket has closed or disconnected.
### <a href="#eventtype" name="eventtype"></a>`__wasi_eventtype_t` (`uint8_t`)
Type of a subscription to an event or its occurrence.
Used by [`__wasi_event_t` ](#event ) and [`__wasi_subscription_t` ](#subscription ).
Possible values:
- < a href = "#eventtype.u.clock" name = "eventtype.u.clock" ></ a > **`__WASI_EVENTTYPE_CLOCK`**
The time value of clock [`__wasi_subscription_t::u.clock.clock_id` ](#subscription.u.clock.clock_id )
has reached timestamp [`__wasi_subscription_t::u.clock.timeout` ](#subscription.u.clock.timeout ).
- < a href = "#eventtype.fd_read" name = "eventtype.fd_read" ></ a > **`__WASI_EVENTTYPE_FD_READ`**
File descriptor [`__wasi_subscription_t::u.fd_readwrite.fd` ](#subscription.u.fd_readwrite.fd ) has
data available for reading. This event always triggers
for regular files.
- < a href = "#eventtype.fd_write" name = "eventtype.fd_write" ></ a > **`__WASI_EVENTTYPE_FD_WRITE`**
File descriptor [`__wasi_subscription_t::u.fd_readwrite.fd` ](#subscription.u.fd_readwrite.fd ) has
capacity available for writing. This event always
triggers for regular files.
### <a href="#exitcode" name="exitcode"></a>`__wasi_exitcode_t` (`uint32_t`)
Exit code generated by a process when exiting.
Used by [`__wasi_proc_exit()` ](#proc_exit ).
### <a href="#fd" name="fd"></a>`__wasi_fd_t` (`uint32_t`)
A file descriptor number.
Used by many functions in this API.
As in POSIX, three file descriptor numbers are provided to instances
on startup -- 0, 1, and 2, (a.k.a. `STDIN_FILENO` , `STDOUT_FILENO` ,
and `STDERR_FILENO` ). Starting at 3 follow a possibly-entry sequence
of preopened file descriptors provided by the host environment;
information about these may be obtained through
[`__wasi_fd_prestat_get()` ](#fd_prestat_get ).
Other than these, WASI implementations are not required to allocate
new file descriptors in ascending order.
### <a href="#fdflags" name="fdflags"></a>`__wasi_fdflags_t` (`uint16_t` bitfield)
File descriptor flags.
Used by [`__wasi_fdstat_t` ](#fdstat ), [`__wasi_fd_fdstat_set_flags()` ](#fd_fdstat_set_flags ), and [`__wasi_path_open()` ](#path_open ).
Possible values:
- < a href = "#fdflags.append" name = "fdflags.append" ></ a > **`__WASI_FDFLAG_APPEND`**
Append mode: Data written to the file is always
appended to the file's end.
- < a href = "#fdflags.dsync" name = "fdflags.dsync" ></ a > **`__WASI_FDFLAG_DSYNC`**
Write according to synchronized I/O data integrity
completion. Only the data stored in the file is
synchronized.
- < a href = "#fdflags.nonblock" name = "fdflags.nonblock" ></ a > **`__WASI_FDFLAG_NONBLOCK`**
Non-blocking mode.
- < a href = "#fdflags.rsync" name = "fdflags.rsync" ></ a > **`__WASI_FDFLAG_RSYNC`**
Synchronized read I/O operations.
- < a href = "#fdflags.sync" name = "fdflags.sync" ></ a > **`__WASI_FDFLAG_SYNC`**
Write according to synchronized I/O file integrity completion.
In addition to synchronizing the data stored in the file, the
implementation may also synchronously update the file's metadata.
### <a href="#fdstat" name="fdstat"></a>`__wasi_fdstat_t` (`struct`)
File descriptor attributes.
Used by [`__wasi_fd_fdstat_get()` ](#fd_fdstat_get ).
Members:
- < a href = "#fdstat.fs_filetype" name = "fdstat.fs_filetype" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_filetype\_t](#filetype) < strong > fs\_filetype</ strong ></ code >
File type.
- < a href = "#fdstat.fs_flags" name = "fdstat.fs_flags" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fdflags\_t](#fdflags) < strong > fs\_flags</ strong ></ code >
File descriptor flags.
- < a href = "#fdstat.fs_rights_base" name = "fdstat.fs_rights_base" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_rights\_t](#rights) < strong > fs\_rights\_base</ strong ></ code >
Rights that apply to this file descriptor.
- < a href = "#fdstat.fs_rights_inheriting" name = "fdstat.fs_rights_inheriting" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_rights\_t](#rights) < strong > fs\_rights\_inheriting</ strong ></ code >
Maximum set of rights that may be installed on new
file descriptors that are created through this file
descriptor, e.g., through [`__wasi_path_open()` ](#path_open ).
### <a href="#filedelta" name="filedelta"></a>`__wasi_filedelta_t` (`int64_t`)
Relative offset within a file.
Used by [`__wasi_fd_seek()` ](#fd_seek ).
### <a href="#filesize" name="filesize"></a>`__wasi_filesize_t` (`uint64_t`)
Non-negative file size or length of a region within a file.
Used by [`__wasi_event_t` ](#event ), [`__wasi_filestat_t` ](#filestat ), [`__wasi_fd_advise()` ](#fd_advise ), [`__wasi_fd_allocate()` ](#fd_allocate ), [`__wasi_fd_filestat_set_size()` ](#fd_filestat_set_size ), [`__wasi_fd_pread()` ](#fd_pread ), [`__wasi_fd_pwrite()` ](#fd_pwrite ), [`__wasi_fd_seek()` ](#fd_seek ), and [`__wasi_fd_tell()` ](#fd_tell ).
### <a href="#filestat" name="filestat"></a>`__wasi_filestat_t` (`struct`)
File attributes.
Used by [`__wasi_fd_filestat_get()` ](#fd_filestat_get ) and [`__wasi_path_filestat_get()` ](#path_filestat_get ).
Members:
- < a href = "#filestat.st_dev" name = "filestat.st_dev" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_device\_t](#device) < strong > st\_dev</ strong ></ code >
Device ID of device containing the file.
- < a href = "#filestat.st_ino" name = "filestat.st_ino" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_inode\_t](#inode) < strong > st\_ino</ strong ></ code >
File serial number.
- < a href = "#filestat.st_filetype" name = "filestat.st_filetype" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_filetype\_t](#filetype) < strong > st\_filetype</ strong ></ code >
File type.
- < a href = "#filestat.st_nlink" name = "filestat.st_nlink" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_linkcount\_t](#linkcount) < strong > st\_nlink</ strong ></ code >
Number of hard links to the file.
- < a href = "#filestat.st_size" name = "filestat.st_size" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_filesize\_t](#filesize) < strong > st\_size</ strong ></ code >
For regular files, the file size in bytes. For
symbolic links, the length in bytes of the pathname
contained in the symbolic link.
- < a href = "#filestat.st_atim" name = "filestat.st_atim" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_timestamp\_t](#timestamp) < strong > st\_atim</ strong ></ code >
Last data access timestamp.
- < a href = "#filestat.st_mtim" name = "filestat.st_mtim" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_timestamp\_t](#timestamp) < strong > st\_mtim</ strong ></ code >
Last data modification timestamp.
- < a href = "#filestat.st_ctim" name = "filestat.st_ctim" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_timestamp\_t](#timestamp) < strong > st\_ctim</ strong ></ code >
Last file status change timestamp.
### <a href="#filetype" name="filetype"></a>`__wasi_filetype_t` (`uint8_t`)
The type of a file descriptor or file.
Used by [`__wasi_dirent_t` ](#dirent ), [`__wasi_fdstat_t` ](#fdstat ), and [`__wasi_filestat_t` ](#filestat ).
Possible values:
- < a href = "#filetype.unknown" name = "filetype.unknown" ></ a > **`__WASI_FILETYPE_UNKNOWN`**
The type of the file descriptor or file is unknown or
is different from any of the other types specified.
- < a href = "#filetype.block_device" name = "filetype.block_device" ></ a > **`__WASI_FILETYPE_BLOCK_DEVICE`**
The file descriptor or file refers to a block device
inode.
- < a href = "#filetype.character_device" name = "filetype.character_device" ></ a > **`__WASI_FILETYPE_CHARACTER_DEVICE`**
The file descriptor or file refers to a character
device inode.
- < a href = "#filetype.directory" name = "filetype.directory" ></ a > **`__WASI_FILETYPE_DIRECTORY`**
The file descriptor or file refers to a directory
inode.
- < a href = "#filetype.regular_file" name = "filetype.regular_file" ></ a > **`__WASI_FILETYPE_REGULAR_FILE`**
The file descriptor or file refers to a regular file
inode.
- < a href = "#filetype.socket_dgram" name = "filetype.socket_dgram" ></ a > **`__WASI_FILETYPE_SOCKET_DGRAM`**
The file descriptor or file refers to a datagram
socket.
- < a href = "#filetype.socket_stream" name = "filetype.socket_stream" ></ a > **`__WASI_FILETYPE_SOCKET_STREAM`**
The file descriptor or file refers to a byte-stream
socket.
- < a href = "#filetype.symbolic_link" name = "filetype.symbolic_link" ></ a > **`__WASI_FILETYPE_SYMBOLIC_LINK`**
The file refers to a symbolic link inode.
### <a href="#fstflags" name="fstflags"></a>`__wasi_fstflags_t` (`uint16_t` bitfield)
Which file time attributes to adjust.
Used by [`__wasi_fd_filestat_set_times()` ](#fd_filestat_set_times ) and [`__wasi_path_filestat_set_times()` ](#path_filestat_set_times ).
Possible values:
- < a href = "#fstflags.atim" name = "fstflags.atim" ></ a > **`__WASI_FILESTAT_SET_ATIM`**
Adjust the last data access timestamp to the value
stored in [`__wasi_filestat_t::st_atim` ](#filestat.st_atim ).
- < a href = "#fstflags.atim_now" name = "fstflags.atim_now" ></ a > **`__WASI_FILESTAT_SET_ATIM_NOW`**
Adjust the last data access timestamp to the time
of clock [`__WASI_CLOCK_REALTIME` ](#clockid.realtime ).
- < a href = "#fstflags.mtim" name = "fstflags.mtim" ></ a > **`__WASI_FILESTAT_SET_MTIM`**
Adjust the last data modification timestamp to the
value stored in [`__wasi_filestat_t::st_mtim` ](#filestat.st_mtim ).
- < a href = "#fstflags.mtim_now" name = "fstflags.mtim_now" ></ a > **`__WASI_FILESTAT_SET_MTIM_NOW`**
Adjust the last data modification timestamp to the
time of clock [`__WASI_CLOCK_REALTIME` ](#clockid.realtime ).
### <a href="#inode" name="inode"></a>`__wasi_inode_t` (`uint64_t`)
File serial number that is unique within its file system.
Used by [`__wasi_dirent_t` ](#dirent ) and [`__wasi_filestat_t` ](#filestat ).
### <a href="#iovec" name="iovec"></a>`__wasi_iovec_t` (`struct`)
A region of memory for scatter/gather reads.
Used by [`__wasi_fd_pread()` ](#fd_pread ), [`__wasi_fd_read()` ](#fd_read ), and [`__wasi_sock_recv()` ](#sock_recv ).
Members:
- < a href = "#iovec.buf" name = "iovec.buf" ></ a >< code > void \*< strong > buf</ strong ></ code > and < a href = "#iovec.buf_len" name = "iovec.buf_len" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > buf\_len</ strong ></ code >
The address and length of the buffer to be filled.
### <a href="#linkcount" name="linkcount"></a>`__wasi_linkcount_t` (`uint32_t`)
Number of hard links to an inode.
Used by [`__wasi_filestat_t` ](#filestat ).
### <a href="#lookupflags" name="lookupflags"></a>`__wasi_lookupflags_t` (`uint32_t` bitfield)
Flags determining the method of how paths are resolved.
Used by [`__wasi_path_filestat_get()` ](#path_filestat_get ), [`__wasi_path_filestat_set_times()` ](#path_filestat_set_times ), [`__wasi_path_link()` ](#path_link ), and [`__wasi_path_open()` ](#path_open ).
Possible values:
- < a href = "#lookupflags.symlink_follow" name = "lookupflags.symlink_follow" ></ a > **`__WASI_LOOKUP_SYMLINK_FOLLOW`**
As long as the resolved path corresponds to a symbolic
link, it is expanded.
### <a href="#oflags" name="oflags"></a>`__wasi_oflags_t` (`uint16_t` bitfield)
Open flags used by [`__wasi_path_open()` ](#path_open ).
Used by [`__wasi_path_open()` ](#path_open ).
Possible values:
- < a href = "#oflags.creat" name = "oflags.creat" ></ a > **`__WASI_O_CREAT`**
Create file if it does not exist.
- < a href = "#oflags.directory" name = "oflags.directory" ></ a > **`__WASI_O_DIRECTORY`**
Fail if not a directory.
- < a href = "#oflags.excl" name = "oflags.excl" ></ a > **`__WASI_O_EXCL`**
Fail if file already exists.
- < a href = "#oflags.trunc" name = "oflags.trunc" ></ a > **`__WASI_O_TRUNC`**
Truncate file to size 0.
### <a href="#preopentype" name="preopentype"></a>`__wasi_preopentype_t` (`uint8_t`)
Preopened resource type.
Used by [`__wasi_prestat_t` ](#prestat ).
Possible values:
- < a href = "#preopentype.dir" name = "preopentype.dir" ></ a > **`__WASI_PREOPENTYPE_DIR`**
Preopened directory.
### <a href="#prestat" name="prestat"></a>`__wasi_prestat_t` (`struct`)
Information about a preopened resource.
Used by [`__wasi_fd_prestat_get()` ](#fd_prestat_get ).
Members:
- < a href = "#prestat.pr_type" name = "prestat.pr_type" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_preopentype\_t](#preopentype) < strong > pr\_type</ strong ></ code >
The type of the preopened resource.
- When `pr_type` is [`__WASI_PREOPENTYPE_DIR` ](#preopentype.dir ):
- < a href = "#prestat.pr_name_len" name = "prestat.pr_name_len" ></ a >< code > size\_t < strong > u.pr\_name\_len</ strong ></ code >
The length of the preopened directory name.
### <a href="#riflags" name="riflags"></a>`__wasi_riflags_t` (`uint16_t` bitfield)
Flags provided to [`__wasi_sock_recv()` ](#sock_recv ).
Used by [`__wasi_sock_recv()` ](#sock_recv ).
Possible values:
- < a href = "#riflags.peek" name = "riflags.peek" ></ a > **`__WASI_SOCK_RECV_PEEK`**
Returns the message without removing it from the
socket's receive queue.
- < a href = "#riflags.waitall" name = "riflags.waitall" ></ a > **`__WASI_SOCK_RECV_WAITALL`**
On byte-stream sockets, block until the full amount
of data can be returned.
### <a href="#rights" name="rights"></a>`__wasi_rights_t` (`uint64_t` bitfield)
File descriptor rights, determining which actions may be
performed.
Used by [`__wasi_fdstat_t` ](#fdstat ), [`__wasi_fd_fdstat_set_rights()` ](#fd_fdstat_set_rights ), and [`__wasi_path_open()` ](#path_open ).
Possible values:
- < a href = "#rights.fd_datasync" name = "rights.fd_datasync" ></ a > **`__WASI_RIGHT_FD_DATASYNC`**
The right to invoke [`__wasi_fd_datasync()` ](#fd_datasync ).
If [`__WASI_RIGHT_PATH_OPEN` ](#rights.path_open ) is set, includes the right to
invoke [`__wasi_path_open()` ](#path_open ) with [`__WASI_FDFLAG_DSYNC` ](#fdflags.dsync ).
- < a href = "#rights.fd_read" name = "rights.fd_read" ></ a > **`__WASI_RIGHT_FD_READ`**
The right to invoke [`__wasi_fd_read()` ](#fd_read ) and [`__wasi_sock_recv()` ](#sock_recv ).
If [`__WASI_RIGHT_FD_SEEK` ](#rights.fd_seek ) is set, includes the right to invoke
[`__wasi_fd_pread()` ](#fd_pread ).
- < a href = "#rights.fd_seek" name = "rights.fd_seek" ></ a > **`__WASI_RIGHT_FD_SEEK`**
The right to invoke [`__wasi_fd_seek()` ](#fd_seek ). This flag implies
[`__WASI_RIGHT_FD_TELL` ](#rights.fd_tell ).
- < a href = "#rights.fd_fdstat_set_flags" name = "rights.fd_fdstat_set_flags" ></ a > **`__WASI_RIGHT_FD_FDSTAT_SET_FLAGS`**
The right to invoke [`__wasi_fd_fdstat_set_flags()` ](#fd_fdstat_set_flags ).
- < a href = "#rights.fd_sync" name = "rights.fd_sync" ></ a > **`__WASI_RIGHT_FD_SYNC`**
The right to invoke [`__wasi_fd_sync()` ](#fd_sync ).
If [`__WASI_RIGHT_PATH_OPEN` ](#rights.path_open ) is set, includes the right to
invoke [`__wasi_path_open()` ](#path_open ) with [`__WASI_FDFLAG_RSYNC` ](#fdflags.rsync ) and
[`__WASI_FDFLAG_DSYNC` ](#fdflags.dsync ).
- < a href = "#rights.fd_tell" name = "rights.fd_tell" ></ a > **`__WASI_RIGHT_FD_TELL`**
The right to invoke [`__wasi_fd_seek()` ](#fd_seek ) in such a way that the
file offset remains unaltered (i.e., [`__WASI_WHENCE_CUR` ](#whence.cur ) with
offset zero), or to invoke [`__wasi_fd_tell()` ](#fd_tell ).
- < a href = "#rights.fd_write" name = "rights.fd_write" ></ a > **`__WASI_RIGHT_FD_WRITE`**
The right to invoke [`__wasi_fd_write()` ](#fd_write ) and [`__wasi_sock_send()` ](#sock_send ).
If [`__WASI_RIGHT_FD_SEEK` ](#rights.fd_seek ) is set, includes the right to
invoke [`__wasi_fd_pwrite()` ](#fd_pwrite ).
- < a href = "#rights.fd_advise" name = "rights.fd_advise" ></ a > **`__WASI_RIGHT_FD_ADVISE`**
The right to invoke [`__wasi_fd_advise()` ](#fd_advise ).
- < a href = "#rights.fd_allocate" name = "rights.fd_allocate" ></ a > **`__WASI_RIGHT_FD_ALLOCATE`**
The right to invoke [`__wasi_fd_allocate()` ](#fd_allocate ).
- < a href = "#rights.path_create_directory" name = "rights.path_create_directory" ></ a > **`__WASI_RIGHT_PATH_CREATE_DIRECTORY`**
The right to invoke [`__wasi_path_create_directory()` ](#path_create_directory ).
- < a href = "#rights.path_create_file" name = "rights.path_create_file" ></ a > **`__WASI_RIGHT_PATH_CREATE_FILE`**
If [`__WASI_RIGHT_PATH_OPEN` ](#rights.path_open ) is set, the right to invoke
[`__wasi_path_open()` ](#path_open ) with [`__WASI_O_CREAT` ](#oflags.creat ).
- < a href = "#rights.path_link_source" name = "rights.path_link_source" ></ a > **`__WASI_RIGHT_PATH_LINK_SOURCE`**
The right to invoke [`__wasi_path_link()` ](#path_link ) with the file
descriptor as the source directory.
- < a href = "#rights.path_link_target" name = "rights.path_link_target" ></ a > **`__WASI_RIGHT_PATH_LINK_TARGET`**
The right to invoke [`__wasi_path_link()` ](#path_link ) with the file
descriptor as the target directory.
- < a href = "#rights.path_open" name = "rights.path_open" ></ a > **`__WASI_RIGHT_PATH_OPEN`**
The right to invoke [`__wasi_path_open()` ](#path_open ).
- < a href = "#rights.fd_readdir" name = "rights.fd_readdir" ></ a > **`__WASI_RIGHT_FD_READDIR`**
The right to invoke [`__wasi_fd_readdir()` ](#fd_readdir ).
- < a href = "#rights.path_readlink" name = "rights.path_readlink" ></ a > **`__WASI_RIGHT_PATH_READLINK`**
The right to invoke [`__wasi_path_readlink()` ](#path_readlink ).
- < a href = "#rights.path_rename_source" name = "rights.path_rename_source" ></ a > **`__WASI_RIGHT_PATH_RENAME_SOURCE`**
The right to invoke [`__wasi_path_rename()` ](#path_rename ) with the file
descriptor as the source directory.
- < a href = "#rights.path_rename_target" name = "rights.path_rename_target" ></ a > **`__WASI_RIGHT_PATH_RENAME_TARGET`**
The right to invoke [`__wasi_path_rename()` ](#path_rename ) with the file
descriptor as the target directory.
- < a href = "#rights.path_filestat_get" name = "rights.path_filestat_get" ></ a > **`__WASI_RIGHT_PATH_FILESTAT_GET`**
The right to invoke [`__wasi_path_filestat_get()` ](#path_filestat_get ).
- < a href = "#rights.path_filestat_set_size" name = "rights.path_filestat_set_size" ></ a > **`__WASI_RIGHT_PATH_FILESTAT_SET_SIZE`**
The right to change a file's size (there is no `__wasi_path_filestat_set_size()` ).
If [`__WASI_RIGHT_PATH_OPEN` ](#rights.path_open ) is set, includes the right to
invoke [`__wasi_path_open()` ](#path_open ) with [`__WASI_O_TRUNC` ](#oflags.trunc ).
- < a href = "#rights.path_filestat_set_times" name = "rights.path_filestat_set_times" ></ a > **`__WASI_RIGHT_PATH_FILESTAT_SET_TIMES`**
The right to invoke [`__wasi_path_filestat_set_times()` ](#path_filestat_set_times ).
- < a href = "#rights.fd_filestat_get" name = "rights.fd_filestat_get" ></ a > **`__WASI_RIGHT_FD_FILESTAT_GET`**
The right to invoke [`__wasi_fd_filestat_get()` ](#fd_filestat_get ).
- < a href = "#rights.fd_filestat_set_size" name = "rights.fd_filestat_set_size" ></ a > **`__WASI_RIGHT_FD_FILESTAT_SET_SIZE`**
The right to invoke [`__wasi_fd_filestat_set_size()` ](#fd_filestat_set_size ).
- < a href = "#rights.fd_filestat_set_times" name = "rights.fd_filestat_set_times" ></ a > **`__WASI_RIGHT_FD_FILESTAT_SET_TIMES`**
The right to invoke [`__wasi_fd_filestat_set_times()` ](#fd_filestat_set_times ).
- < a href = "#rights.path_symlink" name = "rights.path_symlink" ></ a > **`__WASI_RIGHT_PATH_SYMLINK`**
The right to invoke [`__wasi_path_symlink()` ](#path_symlink ).
- < a href = "#rights.path_unlink_file" name = "rights.path_unlink_file" ></ a > **`__WASI_RIGHT_PATH_UNLINK_FILE`**
The right to invoke [`__wasi_path_unlink_file()` ](#path_unlink_file ).
- < a href = "#rights.path_remove_directory" name = "rights.path_remove_directory" ></ a > **`__WASI_RIGHT_PATH_REMOVE_DIRECTORY`**
The right to invoke [`__wasi_path_remove_directory()` ](#path_remove_directory ).
- < a href = "#rights.poll_fd_readwrite" name = "rights.poll_fd_readwrite" ></ a > **`__WASI_RIGHT_POLL_FD_READWRITE`**
If [`__WASI_RIGHT_FD_READ` ](#rights.fd_read ) is set, includes the right to
invoke [`__wasi_poll_oneoff()` ](#poll_oneoff ) to subscribe to [`__WASI_EVENTTYPE_FD_READ` ](#eventtype.fd_read ).
If [`__WASI_RIGHT_FD_WRITE` ](#rights.fd_write ) is set, includes the right to
invoke [`__wasi_poll_oneoff()` ](#poll_oneoff ) to subscribe to [`__WASI_EVENTTYPE_FD_WRITE` ](#eventtype.fd_write ).
- < a href = "#rights.sock_shutdown" name = "rights.sock_shutdown" ></ a > **`__WASI_RIGHT_SOCK_SHUTDOWN`**
The right to invoke [`__wasi_sock_shutdown()` ](#sock_shutdown ).
### <a href="#roflags" name="roflags"></a>`__wasi_roflags_t` (`uint16_t` bitfield)
Flags returned by [`__wasi_sock_recv()` ](#sock_recv ).
Used by [`__wasi_sock_recv()` ](#sock_recv ).
Possible values:
- < a href = "#roflags.data_truncated" name = "roflags.data_truncated" ></ a > **`__WASI_SOCK_RECV_DATA_TRUNCATED`**
Returned by [`__wasi_sock_recv()` ](#sock_recv ): Message data has been
truncated.
### <a href="#sdflags" name="sdflags"></a>`__wasi_sdflags_t` (`uint8_t` bitfield)
Which channels on a socket to shut down.
Used by [`__wasi_sock_shutdown()` ](#sock_shutdown ).
Possible values:
- < a href = "#sdflags.rd" name = "sdflags.rd" ></ a > **`__WASI_SHUT_RD`**
Disables further receive operations.
- < a href = "#sdflags.wr" name = "sdflags.wr" ></ a > **`__WASI_SHUT_WR`**
Disables further send operations.
### <a href="#siflags" name="siflags"></a>`__wasi_siflags_t` (`uint16_t` bitfield)
Flags provided to [`__wasi_sock_send()` ](#sock_send ). As there are currently no flags
defined, it must be set to zero.
Used by [`__wasi_sock_send()` ](#sock_send ).
### <a href="#signal" name="signal"></a>`__wasi_signal_t` (`uint8_t`)
Signal condition.
Used by [`__wasi_proc_raise()` ](#proc_raise ).
Possible values:
- < a href = "#signal.abrt" name = "signal.abrt" ></ a > **`__WASI_SIGABRT`**
Process abort signal.
Action: Terminates the process.
- < a href = "#signal.alrm" name = "signal.alrm" ></ a > **`__WASI_SIGALRM`**
Alarm clock.
Action: Terminates the process.
- < a href = "#signal.bus" name = "signal.bus" ></ a > **`__WASI_SIGBUS`**
Access to an undefined portion of a memory object.
Action: Terminates the process.
- < a href = "#signal.chld" name = "signal.chld" ></ a > **`__WASI_SIGCHLD`**
Child process terminated, stopped, or continued.
Action: Ignored.
- < a href = "#signal.cont" name = "signal.cont" ></ a > **`__WASI_SIGCONT`**
Continue executing, if stopped.
Action: Continues executing, if stopped.
- < a href = "#signal.fpe" name = "signal.fpe" ></ a > **`__WASI_SIGFPE`**
Erroneous arithmetic operation.
Action: Terminates the process.
- < a href = "#signal.hup" name = "signal.hup" ></ a > **`__WASI_SIGHUP`**
Hangup.
Action: Terminates the process.
- < a href = "#signal.ill" name = "signal.ill" ></ a > **`__WASI_SIGILL`**
Illegal instruction.
Action: Terminates the process.
- < a href = "#signal.int" name = "signal.int" ></ a > **`__WASI_SIGINT`**
Terminate interrupt signal.
Action: Terminates the process.
- < a href = "#signal.kill" name = "signal.kill" ></ a > **`__WASI_SIGKILL`**
Kill.
Action: Terminates the process.
- < a href = "#signal.pipe" name = "signal.pipe" ></ a > **`__WASI_SIGPIPE`**
Write on a pipe with no one to read it.
Action: Ignored.
- < a href = "#signal.quit" name = "signal.quit" ></ a > **`__WASI_SIGQUIT`**
Terminal quit signal.
Action: Terminates the process.
- < a href = "#signal.segv" name = "signal.segv" ></ a > **`__WASI_SIGSEGV`**
Invalid memory reference.
Action: Terminates the process.
- < a href = "#signal.stop" name = "signal.stop" ></ a > **`__WASI_SIGSTOP`**
Stop executing.
Action: Stops executing.
- < a href = "#signal.sys" name = "signal.sys" ></ a > **`__WASI_SIGSYS`**
Bad system call.
Action: Terminates the process.
- < a href = "#signal.term" name = "signal.term" ></ a > **`__WASI_SIGTERM`**
Termination signal.
Action: Terminates the process.
- < a href = "#signal.trap" name = "signal.trap" ></ a > **`__WASI_SIGTRAP`**
Trace/breakpoint trap.
Action: Terminates the process.
- < a href = "#signal.tstp" name = "signal.tstp" ></ a > **`__WASI_SIGTSTP`**
Terminal stop signal.
Action: Stops executing.
- < a href = "#signal.ttin" name = "signal.ttin" ></ a > **`__WASI_SIGTTIN`**
Background process attempting read.
Action: Stops executing.
- < a href = "#signal.ttou" name = "signal.ttou" ></ a > **`__WASI_SIGTTOU`**
Background process attempting write.
Action: Stops executing.
- < a href = "#signal.urg" name = "signal.urg" ></ a > **`__WASI_SIGURG`**
High bandwidth data is available at a socket.
Action: Ignored.
- < a href = "#signal.usr1" name = "signal.usr1" ></ a > **`__WASI_SIGUSR1`**
User-defined signal 1.
Action: Terminates the process.
- < a href = "#signal.usr2" name = "signal.usr2" ></ a > **`__WASI_SIGUSR2`**
User-defined signal 2.
Action: Terminates the process.
- < a href = "#signal.vtalrm" name = "signal.vtalrm" ></ a > **`__WASI_SIGVTALRM`**
Virtual timer expired.
Action: Terminates the process.
- < a href = "#signal.xcpu" name = "signal.xcpu" ></ a > **`__WASI_SIGXCPU`**
CPU time limit exceeded.
Action: Terminates the process.
- < a href = "#signal.xfsz" name = "signal.xfsz" ></ a > **`__WASI_SIGXFSZ`**
File size limit exceeded.
Action: Terminates the process.
### <a href="#subclockflags" name="subclockflags"></a>`__wasi_subclockflags_t` (`uint16_t` bitfield)
Flags determining how to interpret the timestamp provided in
[`__wasi_subscription_t::u.clock.timeout` ](#subscription.u.clock.timeout ).
Used by [`__wasi_subscription_t` ](#subscription ).
Possible values:
- < a href = "#subclockflags.abstime" name = "subclockflags.abstime" ></ a > **`__WASI_SUBSCRIPTION_CLOCK_ABSTIME`**
If set, treat the timestamp provided in
[`__wasi_subscription_t::u.clock.timeout` ](#subscription.u.clock.timeout ) as an absolute timestamp
of clock [`__wasi_subscription_t::u.clock.clock_id` ](#subscription.u.clock.clock_id ).
If clear, treat the timestamp provided in
[`__wasi_subscription_t::u.clock.timeout` ](#subscription.u.clock.timeout ) relative to the current
time value of clock [`__wasi_subscription_t::u.clock.clock_id` ](#subscription.u.clock.clock_id ).
### <a href="#subscription" name="subscription"></a>`__wasi_subscription_t` (`struct`)
Subscription to an event.
Used by [`__wasi_poll_oneoff()` ](#poll_oneoff ).
Members:
- < a href = "#subscription.userdata" name = "subscription.userdata" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_userdata\_t](#userdata) < strong > userdata</ strong ></ code >
User-provided value that is attached to the subscription in the
implementation and returned through
[`__wasi_event_t::userdata` ](#event.userdata ).
- < a href = "#subscription.type" name = "subscription.type" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_eventtype\_t](#eventtype) < strong > type</ strong ></ code >
The type of the event to which to subscribe.
- When `type` is [`__WASI_EVENTTYPE_CLOCK` ](#eventtype.u.clock ):
- < a href = "#subscription.u.clock" name = "subscription.u.clock" ></ a > **`u.clock`**
- < a href = "#subscription.u.clock.identifier" name = "subscription.u.clock.identifier" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_userdata\_t](#userdata) < strong > identifier</ strong ></ code >
The user-defined unique identifier of the clock.
- < a href = "#subscription.u.clock.clock_id" name = "subscription.u.clock.clock_id" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_clockid\_t](#clockid) < strong > clock\_id</ strong ></ code >
The clock against which to compare the timestamp.
- < a href = "#subscription.u.clock.timeout" name = "subscription.u.clock.timeout" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_timestamp\_t](#timestamp) < strong > timeout</ strong ></ code >
The absolute or relative timestamp.
- < a href = "#subscription.u.clock.precision" name = "subscription.u.clock.precision" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_timestamp\_t](#timestamp) < strong > precision</ strong ></ code >
The amount of time that the implementation may wait additionally
to coalesce with other events.
- < a href = "#subscription.u.clock.flags" name = "subscription.u.clock.flags" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_subclockflags\_t](#subclockflags) < strong > flags</ strong ></ code >
Flags specifying whether the timeout is absolute or relative.
- When `type` is [`__WASI_EVENTTYPE_FD_READ` ](#eventtype.fd_read ) or [`__WASI_EVENTTYPE_FD_WRITE` ](#eventtype.fd_write ):
- < a href = "#subscription.u.fd_readwrite" name = "subscription.u.fd_readwrite" ></ a > **`u.fd_readwrite`**
- < a href = "#subscription.u.fd_readwrite.fd" name = "subscription.u.fd_readwrite.fd" ></ a >< code > [\_\_wasi\_fd\_t](#fd) < strong > fd</ strong ></ code >
The file descriptor on which to wait for it to become ready
for reading or writing.
### <a href="#timestamp" name="timestamp"></a>`__wasi_timestamp_t` (`uint64_t`)
Timestamp in nanoseconds.
Used by [`__wasi_filestat_t` ](#filestat ), [`__wasi_subscription_t` ](#subscription ), [`__wasi_clock_res_get()` ](#clock_res_get ), [`__wasi_clock_time_get()` ](#clock_time_get ), [`__wasi_fd_filestat_set_times()` ](#fd_filestat_set_times ), and [`__wasi_path_filestat_set_times()` ](#path_filestat_set_times ).
### <a href="#userdata" name="userdata"></a>`__wasi_userdata_t` (`uint64_t`)
User-provided value that may be attached to objects that is
retained when extracted from the implementation.
Used by [`__wasi_event_t` ](#event ) and [`__wasi_subscription_t` ](#subscription ).
### <a href="#whence" name="whence"></a>`__wasi_whence_t` (`uint8_t`)
The position relative to which to set the offset of the file descriptor.
Used by [`__wasi_fd_seek()` ](#fd_seek ).
Possible values:
- < a href = "#whence.cur" name = "whence.cur" ></ a > **`__WASI_WHENCE_CUR`**
Seek relative to current position.
- < a href = "#whence.end" name = "whence.end" ></ a > **`__WASI_WHENCE_END`**
Seek relative to end-of-file.
- < a href = "#whence.set" name = "whence.set" ></ a > **`__WASI_WHENCE_SET`**
Seek relative to start-of-file.
