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
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EACCES |
Permission denied. | ||
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EMFILE |
Too many file descriptors in use by process. | ||
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ENFILE |
Too many files are currently open in the system. | ||
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ENOENT |
Directory does not exist, or name is an empty string. | ||
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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)