NAME

clwalk − clone, then search a directory, and change to a file within it

SYNOPSIS

Tclwalk tag[2] fid[2] newfid[2] name[28]
Rclwalk tag[2] fid[2] qid[8]

DESCRIPTION

The ­clwalk request is a combination of a ­clone request (see clone(5)) followed by a ­walk request (see walk(5)) on the new fid. If the walk fails, there is an implicit ­clunk of newfid. 

ENTRY POINTS

The ­clwalk message is an optimization for use on low-speed lines; it is not generated by the kernel.  The cfs(4) cached file system generates it as a side-effect of any system call that interprets a file name.

Plan 9  —  March 27, 2001