SEEKDIR
Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)
Updated: 2016-03-15
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NAME
seekdir - set the position of the next readdir() call in the directory
stream.
SYNOPSIS
#include <dirent.h>
void seekdir(DIR *dirp, long loc);
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see
feature_test_macros(7)):
seekdir():
_XOPEN_SOURCE
|| /* Glibc since 2.19: */ _DEFAULT_SOURCE
|| /* Glibc versions <= 2.19: */ _BSD_SOURCE || _SVID_SOURCE
DESCRIPTION
The
seekdir()
function sets the location in the directory stream
from which the next
readdir(2)
call will start.
The
loc
argument should be a value returned by a previous call to
telldir(3).
RETURN VALUE
The
seekdir()
function returns no value.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
attributes(7).
| Interface | Attribute | Value
|
|
seekdir()
| Thread safety | MT-Safe
|
CONFORMING TO
POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, 4.3BSD.
NOTES
In glibc up to version 2.1.1, the type of the
loc
argument was
off_t.
POSIX.1-2001 specifies
long,
and this is the type used since glibc 2.1.2.
See
telldir(3)
for information on why you should be careful in making any
assumptions about the value in this argument.
SEE ALSO
lseek(2),
closedir(3),
opendir(3),
readdir(3),
rewinddir(3),
scandir(3),
telldir(3)
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