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OPENDIR
Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3 )Updated: 1995-06-11
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NAME
opendir - open a directorySYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h> #include <dirent.h> DIR *opendir(const char *name);
DESCRIPTION
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.RETURN VALUE
The opendir() function returns a pointer to the directory stream or NULL if an error occurred.ERRORS
- EACCES
- Permission denied.
- EMFILE
- Too many file descriptors in use by process.
- ENFILE
- Too many files are currently open in the system.
- ENOENT
- Directory does not exist, or name is an empty string.
- ENOMEM
- Insufficient memory to complete the operation.
- ENOTDIR
- name is not a directory.
CONFORMING TO
SVID 3, POSIX, BSD 4.3SEE ALSO
open(2), readdir(3), closedir(3), rewinddir(3), seekdir(3), telldir(3), scandir(3)
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