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rewinddir(3) Library Functions Manual rewinddir(3)

NAME top

   rewinddir - reset directory stream

LIBRARY top

   Standard C library (_libc_, _-lc_)

SYNOPSIS top

   **#include <sys/types.h>**
   **#include <dirent.h>**

   **void rewinddir(DIR ***_dirp_**);**

DESCRIPTION top

   The **rewinddir**() function resets the position of the directory
   stream _dirp_ to the beginning of the directory.

RETURN VALUE top

   The **rewinddir**() function returns no value.

ATTRIBUTES top

   For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
   [attributes(7)](../man7/attributes.7.html).
   ┌──────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
   │ **Interface** │ **Attribute** │ **Value** │
   ├──────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
   │ **rewinddir**()                          │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
   └──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘

STANDARDS top

   POSIX.1-2008.

HISTORY top

   POSIX.1-2001, SVr4, 4.3BSD.

SEE ALSO top

   [closedir(3)](../man3/closedir.3.html), [opendir(3)](../man3/opendir.3.html), [readdir(3)](../man3/readdir.3.html), [scandir(3)](../man3/scandir.3.html), [seekdir(3)](../man3/seekdir.3.html),
   [telldir(3)](../man3/telldir.3.html)

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Linux man-pages 6.10 2024-07-23 rewinddir(3)

Pages that refer to this page:closedir(3), dirfd(3), opendir(3), readdir(3), scandir(3), seekdir(3), telldir(3)