REWINDDIR

Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)
Updated: 2015-08-08
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NAME

rewinddir - reset directory stream

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/types.h>

#include <dirent.h>

void rewinddir(DIR *dirp);

DESCRIPTION

The rewinddir() function resets the position of the directory stream dirp to the beginning of the directory.

RETURN VALUE

The rewinddir() function returns no value.

ATTRIBUTES

For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).

Interface	Attribute	Value
rewinddir()	Thread safety	MT-Safe

CONFORMING TO

POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, SVr4, 4.3BSD.

COLOPHON

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3. Library calls (functions within program libraries)