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CLOSEDIR(3) Linux Programmer's Manual CLOSEDIR(3)

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 |
     +-----------+---------------+---------+

CONFORMING TO

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

SEE ALSO

     close(2), opendir(3), readdir(3), rewinddir(3), scandir(3), seekdir(3),
     telldir(3)

COLOPHON

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                                2015-08-08                       CLOSEDIR(3)