1telldir(3C)              Standard C Library Functions              telldir(3C)
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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 int telldir(DIR *dirp);
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DESCRIPTION

15       The telldir() function obtains the current location associated with the
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19       If the most recent operation on the directory stream was a seekdir(3C),
20       the  directory position returned from the telldir() is the same as that
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RETURN VALUES

24       Upon successful completion, telldir() returns the current  location  of
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ERRORS

28       The telldir() function will fail if:
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30       EOVERFLOW    The  current location of the directory cannot be stored in
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ATTRIBUTES

35       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
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40       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
41       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         │      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        │
42       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
43       │Interface Stability          │Standard                     │
44       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
45       │MT-Level                     │Safe                         │
46       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
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SEE ALSO

49       opendir(3C), readdir(3C), seekdir(3C), attributes(5), standards(5)
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