NAME¶
closedir - close a directory
SYNOPSIS¶
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <dirent.h>
int closedir(DIR *dirp);
DESCRIPTION¶
The closedir() function closes the directory stream associated with
dirp. A successful call to closedir() also closes the underlying
file descriptor associated with dirp. The directory stream descriptor
dirp is not available after this call.
RETURN VALUE¶
The closedir() function returns 0 on success. On error, -1 is returned,
and errno is set appropriately.
ERRORS¶
- EBADF
- Invalid directory stream descriptor dirp.
ATTRIBUTES¶
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
Interface |
Attribute |
Value |
closedir () |
Thread safety |
MT-Safe |
POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, SVr4, 4.3BSD.
COLOPHON¶
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