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FDOPENDIR(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual FDOPENDIR(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
fdopendir, opendir — open directory associated with file
descriptor
SYNOPSIS top
#include <dirent.h>
DIR *fdopendir(int _fd_);
DIR *opendir(const char *_dirname_);
DESCRIPTION top
The _fdopendir_() function shall be equivalent to the _opendir_()
function except that the directory is specified by a file
descriptor rather than by a name. The file offset associated with
the file descriptor at the time of the call determines which
entries are returned.
Upon successful return from _fdopendir_(), the file descriptor is
under the control of the system, and if any attempt is made to
close the file descriptor, or to modify the state of the
associated description, other than by means of _closedir_(),
_readdir_(), _readdirr_(), _rewinddir_(), or _seekdir_(), the behavior is
undefined. Upon calling _closedir_() the file descriptor shall be
closed.
It is unspecified whether the FD_CLOEXEC flag will be set on the
file descriptor by a successful call to _fdopendir_().
The _opendir_() function shall open a directory stream corresponding
to the directory named by the _dirname_ argument. The directory
stream is positioned at the first entry. If the type **DIR** is
implemented using a file descriptor, applications shall only be
able to open up to a total of {OPEN_MAX} files and directories.
If the type **DIR** is implemented using a file descriptor, the
descriptor shall be obtained as if the O_DIRECTORY flag was passed
to _open_().
RETURN VALUE top
Upon successful completion, these functions shall return a pointer
to an object of type **DIR**. Otherwise, these functions shall return
a null pointer and set _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_ to indicate the error.
ERRORS top
The _fdopendir_() function shall fail if:
**EBADF** The _fd_ argument is not a valid file descriptor open for
reading.
**ENOTDIR**
The descriptor _fd_ is not associated with a directory.
The _opendir_() function shall fail if:
**EACCES** Search permission is denied for the component of the path
prefix of _dirname_ or read permission is denied for _dirname_.
**ELOOP** A loop exists in symbolic links encountered during
resolution of the _dirname_ argument.
**ENAMETOOLONG**
The length of a component of a pathname is longer than
{NAME_MAX}.
**ENOENT** A component of _dirname_ does not name an existing directory
or _dirname_ is an empty string.
**ENOTDIR**
A component of _dirname_ names an existing file that is
neither a directory nor a symbolic link to a directory.
The _opendir_() function may fail if:
**ELOOP** More than {SYMLOOP_MAX} symbolic links were encountered
during resolution of the _dirname_ argument.
**EMFILE** All file descriptors available to the process are currently
open.
**ENAMETOOLONG**
The length of a pathname exceeds {PATH_MAX}, or pathname
resolution of a symbolic link produced an intermediate
result with a length that exceeds {PATH_MAX}.
**ENFILE** Too many files are currently open in the system.
_The following sections are informative._
EXAMPLES top
Open a Directory Stream The following program fragment demonstrates how the opendir() function is used.
#include <dirent.h>
...
DIR *dir;
struct dirent *dp;
...
if ((dir = opendir (".")) == NULL) {
perror ("Cannot open .");
exit (1);
}
while ((dp = readdir (dir)) != NULL) {
...
Find And Open a File The following program searches through a given directory looking for files whose name does not begin with a dot and whose size is larger than 1 MiB.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <dirent.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
int
main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
struct stat statbuf;
DIR *d;
struct dirent *dp;
int dfd, ffd;
if ((d = fdopendir((dfd = open("./tmp", O_RDONLY)))) == NULL) {
fprintf(stderr, "Cannot open ./tmp directory\n");
exit(1);
}
while ((dp = readdir(d)) != NULL) {
if (dp->d_name[0] == '.')
continue;
/* there is a possible race condition here as the file
* could be renamed between the readdir and the open */
if ((ffd = openat(dfd, dp->d_name, O_RDONLY)) == -1) {
perror(dp->d_name);
continue;
}
if (fstat(ffd, &statbuf) == 0 && statbuf.st_size > (1024*1024)) {
/* found it ... */
printf("%s: %jdK\n", dp->d_name,
(intmax_t)(statbuf.st_size / 1024));
}
close(ffd);
}
closedir(d); // note this implicitly closes dfd
return 0;
}
APPLICATION USAGE top
The _opendir_() function should be used in conjunction with
_readdir_(), _closedir_(), and _rewinddir_() to examine the contents of
the directory (see the EXAMPLES section in [readdir(3p)](../man3/readdir.3p.html)). This
method is recommended for portability.
RATIONALE top
The purpose of the _fdopendir_() function is to enable opening files
in directories other than the current working directory without
exposure to race conditions. Any part of the path of a file could
be changed in parallel to a call to _opendir_(), resulting in
unspecified behavior.
Based on historical implementations, the rules about file
descriptors apply to directory streams as well. However, this
volume of POSIX.1‐2017 does not mandate that the directory stream
be implemented using file descriptors. The description of
_closedir_() clarifies that if a file descriptor is used for the
directory stream, it is mandatory that _closedir_() deallocate the
file descriptor. When a file descriptor is used to implement the
directory stream, it behaves as if the FD_CLOEXEC had been set for
the file descriptor.
The directory entries for dot and dot-dot are optional. This
volume of POSIX.1‐2017 does not provide a way to test _a priori_ for
their existence because an application that is portable must be
written to look for (and usually ignore) those entries. Writing
code that presumes that they are the first two entries does not
always work, as many implementations permit them to be other than
the first two entries, with a ``normal'' entry preceding them.
There is negligible value in providing a way to determine what the
implementation does because the code to deal with dot and dot-dot
must be written in any case and because such a flag would add to
the list of those flags (which has proven in itself to be
objectionable) and might be abused.
Since the structure and buffer allocation, if any, for directory
operations are defined by the implementation, this volume of
POSIX.1‐2017 imposes no portability requirements for erroneous
program constructs, erroneous data, or the use of unspecified
values such as the use or referencing of a _dirp_ value or a **dirent**
structure value after a directory stream has been closed or after
a _fork_() or one of the _exec_ function calls.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS top
None.
SEE ALSO top
[closedir(3p)](../man3/closedir.3p.html), [dirfd(3p)](../man3/dirfd.3p.html), [fstatat(3p)](../man3/fstatat.3p.html), [open(3p)](../man3/open.3p.html), [readdir(3p)](../man3/readdir.3p.html),
[rewinddir(3p)](../man3/rewinddir.3p.html), [symlink(3p)](../man3/symlink.3p.html)
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, [dirent.h(0p)](../man0/dirent.h.0p.html),
[sys_types.h(0p)](../man0/sys%5Ftypes.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), closedir(3p), dirfd(3p), fstatat(3p), ftw(3p), glob(3p), nftw(3p), open(3p), opendir(3p), readdir(3p), rewinddir(3p), seekdir(3p), symlink(3p), telldir(3p)