1REWINDDIR(3P)              POSIX Programmer's Manual             REWINDDIR(3P)
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6       This  manual  page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The Linux
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8       Linux  manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may
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NAME

12       rewinddir — reset the position of a directory stream to  the  beginning
13       of a directory
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SYNOPSIS

16       #include <dirent.h>
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18       void rewinddir(DIR *dirp);
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DESCRIPTION

21       The  rewinddir()  function  shall  reset  the position of the directory
22       stream to which dirp refers to the beginning of the directory. It shall
23       also  cause  the  directory stream to refer to the current state of the
24       corresponding directory, as a call to opendir()  would  have  done.  If
25       dirp does not refer to a directory stream, the effect is undefined.
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27       After  a  call  to the fork() function, either the parent or child (but
28       not both) may continue processing the directory stream using readdir(),
29       rewinddir(),  or seekdir().  If both the parent and child processes use
30       these functions, the result is undefined.
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RETURN VALUE

33       The rewinddir() function shall not return a value.
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ERRORS

36       No errors are defined.
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EXAMPLES

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APPLICATION USAGE

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

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FUTURE DIRECTIONS

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SEE ALSO

55       closedir(), fdopendir(), readdir()
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57       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, <dirent.h>, <sys_types.h>
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62       table Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base  Specifi‐
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