rewinddir(3C)						   Standard C Library Functions 					     rewinddir(3C)

NAME

       rewinddir - reset position of directory stream to the beginning of a directory

SYNOPSIS

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

       void rewinddir(DIR *dirp);

DESCRIPTION

       The rewinddir() function resets the position of the directory stream to which dirp refers to the beginning of the directory. It also causes
       the directory stream to refer to the current state of the corresponding directory, as a call to opendir(3C) would have done.  If dirp  does
       not refer to a directory stream, the effect is undefined.

       After  a  call  to the fork(2) function, either the parent or child (but not both) may continue processing the directory stream using read-
       dir(3C), rewinddir() or seekdir(3C). If both the parent and child processes use these functions, the result is undefined.

RETURN VALUES

       The rewinddir() function does not return a value.

ERRORS

       No errors are defined.

USAGE

       The rewinddir() function should be used in conjunction with opendir(), readdir(), and closedir(3C) to examine the contents  of  the  direc-
       tory. This method is recommended for portability.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Standard			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |MT-Level		     |Safe			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       fork(2), closedir(3C), opendir(3C), readdir(3C), seekdir(3C), attributes(5), standards(5)

SunOS 5.10							    14 Aug 2002 						     rewinddir(3C)