rewinddir

raw OCR

Resets a directory stream to the first entry.

Defined in header <dirent.h>

Syntax

#include <dirent.h>
void rewinddir(DIR  *dirp);

Portability

DOS	UNIX	Windows	ANSI C	C++ only
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Remarks

rewinddir is available on POSIX-compliant UNIX systems.

The rewinddir function repositions the directory stream dirp at the first entry in the directory. It also ensures that the directory stream accurately reflects any directory entries that may have been created or deleted since the last opendir or rewinddir on that directory stream.

Return value

None.

Example

See the example  for opendir.

Differences from modern implementations

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Modern references

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Stable link: /3.1/dirent.h/rewinddir/ · short form /3.1/rewinddir/