OPENDIR
Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)
Updated: 11 June 1995
NAME
opendir - open a directory
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <dirent.h>
DIR *opendir(const char *name);
DESCRIPTION
The opendir() function opens a directory stream corresponding to the
directory name, and returns a pointer to the directory stream. The
stream is positioned at the first entry in the directory.
RETURN VALUE
The opendir() function returns a pointer to the directory stream or
NULL if an error occurred.
ERRORS
- EACCES
-
Permission denied.
- EMFILE
-
Too many file descriptors in use by process.
- ENFILE
-
Too many files are currently open in the system.
- ENOENT
-
Directory does not exist, or name is an empty string.
- ENOMEM
-
Insufficient memory to complete the operation.
- ENOTDIR
-
name is not a directory.
CONFORMING TO
SVID 3, POSIX, BSD 4.3
SEE ALSO
open(2), readdir(3), closedir(3), rewinddir(3),
seekdir(3), telldir(3), scandir(3)