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

6       rewinddir  -  reset the position of a directory stream to the beginning
7       of a directory
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SYNOPSIS

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

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

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

31       No errors are defined.
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33       The following sections are informative.
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EXAMPLES

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APPLICATION USAGE

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

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FUTURE DIRECTIONS

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SEE ALSO

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