fts(3): Mention that FTS_NOCHDIR imposes {PATH_MAX} limits on the returned
pathnames. With the current API (no *at functions), FTS_NOCHDIR requires that the fts_accpath start with the original path passed to fts_open(); therefore, the depth that can be reached is limited by the {PATH_MAX} constraint on this pathname. MFC after: 1 week
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.Fn fts_open
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function.
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.It Dv FTS_NOCHDIR
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As a performance optimization, the
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To allow descending to arbitrary depths
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(independent of
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.Brq Dv PATH_MAX )
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and improve performance, the
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.Nm
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functions change directories as they walk the file hierarchy.
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This has the side-effect that an application cannot rely on being
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in any particular directory during the traversal.
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The
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.Dv FTS_NOCHDIR
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option turns off this optimization, and the
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option turns off this feature, and the
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.Nm
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functions will not change the current directory.
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Note that applications should not themselves change their current directory
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