PROLOG

       This  manual  page  is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The Linux implementation of this interface
       may differ (consult the corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the  interface
       may not be implemented on Linux.

NAME

       readv — read a vector

SYNOPSIS

       #include <sys/uio.h>

       ssize_t readv(int fildes, const struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt);

DESCRIPTION

       The readv() function shall be equivalent to read(), except as described below. The readv() function shall
       place the input data into the iovcnt buffers specified by the members of the iov array:  iov[0],  iov[1],
       ..., iov[iovcnt−1].  The iovcnt argument is valid if greater than 0 and less than or equal to {IOV_MAX}.

       Each  iovec entry specifies the base address and length of an area in memory where data should be placed.
       The readv() function shall always fill an area completely before proceeding to the next.

       Upon successful completion, readv() shall mark for update the last data access timestamp of the file.

RETURN VALUE

       Refer to read().

ERRORS

       Refer to read().

       In addition, the readv() function shall fail if:

       EINVAL The sum of the iov_len values in the iov array overflowed an ssize_t.

       The readv() function may fail if:

       EINVAL The iovcnt argument was less than or equal to 0, or greater than {IOV_MAX}.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

   Reading Data into an Array
       The following example reads data from the file associated with the file descriptor fd  into  the  buffers
       specified by members of the iov array.

           #include <sys/types.h>
           #include <sys/uio.h>
           #include <unistd.h>
           ...
           ssize_t bytes_read;
           int fd;
           char buf0[20];
           char buf1[30];
           char buf2[40];
           int iovcnt;
           struct iovec iov[3];

           iov[0].iov_base = buf0;
           iov[0].iov_len = sizeof(buf0);
           iov[1].iov_base = buf1;
           iov[1].iov_len = sizeof(buf1);
           iov[2].iov_base = buf2;
           iov[2].iov_len = sizeof(buf2);
           ...
           iovcnt = sizeof(iov) / sizeof(struct iovec);

           bytes_read = readv(fd, iov, iovcnt);
           ...

APPLICATION USAGE

       None.

RATIONALE

       Refer to read().

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       read(), writev()

       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2008, <sys_uio.h>

COPYRIGHT

       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition,
       Standard for Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open  Group  Base
       Specifications  Issue 7, Copyright (C) 2013 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc
       and The Open Group.  (This is POSIX.1-2008 with the 2013 Technical Corrigendum 1 applied.) In  the  event
       of  any  discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original
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