1TELLDIR(P)                 POSIX Programmer's Manual                TELLDIR(P)
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NAME

6       telldir - current location of a named directory stream
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <dirent.h>
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11       long telldir(DIR *dirp);
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DESCRIPTION

15       The  telldir()  function  shall  obtain the current location associated
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18       If the most recent operation on the directory stream was  a  seekdir(),
19       the directory position returned from the telldir() shall be the same as
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RETURN VALUE

23       Upon successful completion, telldir() shall return the current location
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ERRORS

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29       The following sections are informative.
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EXAMPLES

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APPLICATION USAGE

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RATIONALE

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FUTURE DIRECTIONS

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SEE ALSO

44       opendir()  ,  readdir()  ,  seekdir()  , the Base Definitions volume of
45       IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <dirent.h>
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48       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in  electronic  form
49       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
50       -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX),  The  Open  Group  Base
51       Specifications  Issue  6,  Copyright  (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
52       Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open  Group.  In  the
53       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
54       The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group  Standard
55       is  the  referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online
56       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .
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