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

6       opendir - open a directory
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <sys/types.h>
10       #include <dirent.h>
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12       DIR *opendir(const char *name);
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DESCRIPTION

15       The  opendir()  function  opens a directory stream corresponding to the
16       directory name, and returns a pointer to  the  directory  stream.   The
17       stream is positioned at the first entry in the directory.
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RETURN VALUE

20       The  opendir()  function returns a pointer to the directory stream.  On
21       error, NULL is returned, and errno is set appropriately.
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ERRORS

24       EACCES Permission denied.
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26       EMFILE Too many file descriptors in use by process.
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28       ENFILE Too many files are currently open in the system.
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30       ENOENT Directory does not exist, or name is an empty string.
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NOTES

38       The underlying file descriptor of the directory stream can be  obtained
39       using dirfd(3).
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CONFORMING TO

42       SVr4, 4.3BSD, POSIX.1-2001.
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SEE ALSO

45       open(2),  closedir(3),  dirfd(3), readdir(3), rewinddir(3), scandir(3),
46       seekdir(3), telldir(3)
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50                                  1995-06-11                        OPENDIR(3)