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TELLDIR(3) | Linux Programmer's Manual | TELLDIR(3) |
NAME¶
telldir - return current location in directory streamSYNOPSIS¶
#include <dirent.h>long telldir(DIR *dirp);
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
DESCRIPTION¶
The telldir() function returns the current location associated with the directory stream dirp.RETURN VALUE¶
On success, the telldir() function returns the current location in the directory stream. On error, -1 is returned, and errno is set appropriately.ERRORS¶
- EBADF
- Invalid directory stream descriptor dirp.
CONFORMING TO¶
4.3BSD, POSIX.1-2001.NOTES¶
In glibc up to version 2.1.1, the return type of telldir() was off_t. POSIX.1-2001 specifies long, and this is the type used since glibc 2.1.2.SEE ALSO¶
closedir(3), opendir(3), readdir(3), rewinddir(3), scandir(3), seekdir(3)COLOPHON¶
This page is part of release 3.44 of the Linux man-pages project. A description of the project, and information about reporting bugs, can be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.2009-03-11 |