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