REWINDDIR
Section: POSIX Programmer's Manual (3P)
Updated: 2017
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NAME
rewinddir
--- reset the position of a directory stream to the beginning
of a directory
SYNOPSIS
#include <dirent.h>
void rewinddir(DIR *dirp);
DESCRIPTION
The
rewinddir()
function shall reset the position of the directory stream to which
dirp
refers to the beginning of the directory. It shall also cause the
directory stream to refer to the current state of the corresponding
directory, as a call to
opendir()
would have done. If
dirp
does not refer to a directory stream, the effect is undefined.
After a call to the
fork()
function, either the parent or child (but not both) may continue
processing the directory stream using
readdir(),
rewinddir(),
or
seekdir().
If both the parent and child processes use these functions, the result
is undefined.
RETURN VALUE
The
rewinddir()
function shall not return a value.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
The
rewinddir()
function should be used in conjunction with
opendir(),
readdir(),
and
closedir()
to examine the contents of the directory. This method is recommended
for portability.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
closedir(),
fdopendir(),
readdir()
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2017,
<dirent.h>,
<sys_types.h>
COPYRIGHT
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from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information Technology
-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition,
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