1CLOSEDIR(3)                Linux Programmer's Manual               CLOSEDIR(3)
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NAME

6       closedir - close a directory
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <sys/types.h>
10       #include <dirent.h>
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12       int closedir(DIR *dirp);
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DESCRIPTION

15       The  closedir()  function  closes  the directory stream associated with
16       dirp.  A successful call to closedir() also closes the underlying  file
17       descriptor  associated with dirp.  The directory stream descriptor dirp
18       is not available after this call.
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RETURN VALUE

21       The closedir() function returns 0 on success.   On  error,  -1  is  re‐
22       turned, and errno is set to indicate the error.
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ERRORS

25       EBADF  Invalid directory stream descriptor dirp.
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ATTRIBUTES

28       For  an  explanation  of  the  terms  used  in  this  section,  see at‐
29       tributes(7).
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32       │Interface                                   │ Attribute     │ Value   │
33       ├────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
34       │closedir()                                  │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
35       └────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
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CONFORMING TO

38       POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, SVr4, 4.3BSD.
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SEE ALSO

41       close(2), opendir(3), readdir(3), rewinddir(3), scandir(3), seekdir(3),
42       telldir(3)
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COLOPHON

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