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CLOSEDIR(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual CLOSEDIR(3P)
PROLOG top
This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. The
Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the
corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or
the interface may not be implemented on Linux.
NAME top
closedir — close a directory stream
SYNOPSIS top
#include <dirent.h>
int closedir(DIR *_dirp_);
DESCRIPTION top
The _closedir_() function shall close the directory stream referred
to by the argument _dirp_. Upon return, the value of _dirp_ may no
longer point to an accessible object of the type **DIR**. If a file
descriptor is used to implement type **DIR**, that file descriptor
shall be closed.
RETURN VALUE top
Upon successful completion, _closedir_() shall return 0; otherwise,
-1 shall be returned and _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_ set to indicate the error.
ERRORS top
The _closedir_() function may fail if:
**EBADF** The _dirp_ argument does not refer to an open directory
stream.
**EINTR** The _closedir_() function was interrupted by a signal.
_The following sections are informative._
EXAMPLES top
Closing a Directory Stream The following program fragment demonstrates how the closedir() function is used.
...
DIR *dir;
struct dirent *dp;
...
if ((dir = opendir (".")) == NULL) {
...
}
while ((dp = readdir (dir)) != NULL) {
...
}
closedir(dir);
...
APPLICATION USAGE top
None.
RATIONALE top
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS top
None.
SEE ALSO top
[dirfd(3p)](../man3/dirfd.3p.html), [fdopendir(3p)](../man3/fdopendir.3p.html)
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, [dirent.h(0p)](../man0/dirent.h.0p.html)
COPYRIGHT top
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic
form from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information
Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The
Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright
(C) 2018 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between
this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard,
the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee
document. The original Standard can be obtained online at
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Pages that refer to this page:dirent.h(0p), dirfd(3p), fdopendir(3p), readdir(3p), rewinddir(3p)