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opendir

opendir



Open Directory

Portability: POSIX.1 conforming, UNIX compatible


SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
RETURN VALUE
EXAMPLE
RELATED FUNCTIONS
SEE ALSO


SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/types.h>
#include <dirent.h>

DIR *opendir(char *dirname);


DESCRIPTION

opendir opens an USS directory to be read by readdir . The dirname function is the name of the directory to be read. The dirname must specify the name of a file in the USS hierarchical file system. For information on specifying USS filenames, see File Naming Conventions.


RETURN VALUE

If it is successful, opendir returns a pointer to a DIR object that describes the directory. If it is unsuccessful, opendir returns a NULL pointer.


EXAMPLE

The example for rewinddir also demonstrates the use of the opendir function.


RELATED FUNCTIONS

cmsdfind , open , osdfind , readdir , rewinddir


SEE ALSO


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