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.\"    Manual: libeconf Manual
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.SH "NAME"
econf_getPath \- evaluate path name of the configuration file

.SH "SYNOPSIS"

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#include <libeconf\&.h>
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.BI "char *econf_getPath(econf_file\ *" "kf" ");"

.SH "DESCRIPTION"

.PP
The \fBeconf_getPath\fR() function returns the absolute path name of the configuration file associated with the \fIkf\fR object\&.

.PP
This is useful when the \fIkf\fR object was created via functions that read from disk, such as \fBeconf_readFile\fR(), to identify the origin of the configuration data\&.

.SH "RETURN VALUE"

.PP
Upon successful completion, \fBeconf_getPath\fR() returns a pointer to a null\-terminated string containing the absolute path of the file\&.

.PP
If \fIkf\fR is NULL, or if the \fIkf\fR object represents already merged data (for example, result of \fBeconf_readConfig\fR() or \fBeconf_mergeFiles\fR()), the function returns an empty string,

.SH "ERRORS"

.PP
As this function returns a string pointer, it does not return
\fBeconf_err\fR codes\&. However, it may return an empty string
if the input is invalid or no path is associated\&.

.SH "SEE ALSO"

.PP
\fBeconf_readFile\fR(3),
\fBeconf_readConfig\fR(3),
\fBlibeconf\fR(3)