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OPENDIR
!!!OPENDIR
NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
RETURN VALUE
ERRORS
CONFORMING TO
SEE ALSO
----
!!NAME


opendir - open a directory
!!SYNOPSIS


__#include
__''name''__);
__
!!DESCRIPTION


The __opendir()__ function opens a directory stream
corresponding to the directory ''name'', and returns a
pointer to the directory stream. The stream is positioned at
the first entry in the directory.
!!RETURN VALUE


The __opendir()__ function returns a pointer to the
directory stream or NULL if an error occurred.
!!ERRORS


__EACCES__


Permission denied.


__EMFILE__


Too many file descriptors in use by process.


__ENFILE__


Too many files are currently open in the
system.


__ENOENT__


Directory does not exist, or ''name'' is an empty
string.


__ENOMEM__


Insufficient memory to complete the operation.


__ENOTDIR__


''name'' is not a directory.
!!CONFORMING TO


SVID 3, POSIX, BSD 4.3
!!SEE ALSO


open(2), readdir(3), closedir(3),
rewinddir(3), seekdir(3), telldir(3),
scandir(3)
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