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