OPENDIR(3) | Linux Programmer's Manual | OPENDIR(3) |
opendir - open a directory
#include <sys/types.h> #include <dirent.h> DIR *opendir(const char *name);
The opendir() function opens a directory stream corresponding to the directory name, and returns a pointer to the directory stream. The stream is positioned at the first entry in the directory.
The opendir() function returns a pointer to the directory stream or NULL if an error occurred.
SVID 3, POSIX, BSD 4.3
open(2), readdir(3), closedir(3), rewinddir(3), seekdir(3), telldir(3), scandir(3)
11 June 1995 |