CLWALK(5)                                               CLWALK(5)

     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.

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