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REWINDDIR(3P)						     POSIX Programmer's Manual						     REWINDDIR(3P)

PROLOG

       This  manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the correspond-
       ing Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may not be implemented on Linux.

NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

       #include <dirent.h>

       void rewinddir(DIR *dirp);

DESCRIPTION

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

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

RETURN VALUE

       The rewinddir() function shall not return a value.

ERRORS

       No errors are defined.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

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

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       closedir(), opendir(), readdir(), the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <dirent.h> <sys/types.h>

COPYRIGHT

       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technol-
       ogy -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
       Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this version and  the  original  IEEE
       and  The  Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained
       online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .

IEEE
/The Open Group						       2003							     REWINDDIR(3P)

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TELLDIR(3P)						     POSIX Programmer's Manual						       TELLDIR(3P)

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       This  manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the correspond-
       ing Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may not be implemented on Linux.

NAME

       telldir - current location of a named directory stream

SYNOPSIS

       #include <dirent.h>

       long telldir(DIR *dirp);

DESCRIPTION

       The telldir() function shall obtain the current location associated with the directory stream specified by dirp.

       If the most recent operation on the directory stream was a seekdir(), the directory position returned from the telldir() shall be the  same
       as that supplied as a loc argument for seekdir().

RETURN VALUE

       Upon successful completion, telldir() shall return the current location of the specified directory stream.

ERRORS

       No errors are defined.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       None.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       opendir(), readdir(), seekdir(), the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <dirent.h>

COPYRIGHT

       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technol-
       ogy -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
       Electrical  and	Electronics  Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE
       and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original Standard can  be  obtained
       online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .

IEEE
/The Open Group						       2003							       TELLDIR(3P)
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