opendir -- Open Directory

SYNOPSIS

 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <dirent.h>

 DIR *opendir(char *dirname);
 

DESCRIPTION

opendir opens an OpenEdition 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 OpenEdition hierarchical file system. For information on specifying OpenEdition 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

SEE ALSO