NAME
opendir - open a directory
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <dirent.h>
I DIR *opendir(const char * name );
DESCRIPTION
The
R 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
R opendir ()
function returns a pointer to the directory stream.
On error, NULL is returned, and
errno
is set appropriately.
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
SVr4, 4.3BSD, POSIX.1-2001.
NOTES
The underlying file descriptor of the directory stream can be obtained using
dirfd(3).
SEE ALSO