Standard C Library Functions                         closedir(3C)



NAME
     closedir - close a directory stream

SYNOPSIS
     #include 
     #include 

     int closedir(DIR *dirp);


DESCRIPTION
     The closedir() function closes the directory stream referred
     to  by the argument dirp. Upon return, the value of dirp may
     no longer point to an accessible object of the type DIR.  If
     a  file  descriptor is used to implement type DIR, that file
     descriptor will be closed.

RETURN VALUES
     Upon successful completion, closedir() returns 0. Otherwise,
     -1 is returned and errno is set to indicate the error.

ERORS
     The closedir() function may fail if:

     EBADF    The dirp argument does not refer to an open  direc-
              tory stream.


     EINTR    The closedir() function was interrupted by  a  sig-
              nal.


ATRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:



     
           ATRIBUTE TYPE               ATRIBUTE VALUE       
    
     Interface Stability          Standard                    
    
     MT-Level                     Safe                        
    


SEE ALSO
     opendir(3C), attributes(5), standards(5)






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