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| .TH CLOSEDIR 3 2015-08-08 "" "Linux Programmer's Manual" |
| .SH NAME |
| closedir \- close a directory |
| .SH SYNOPSIS |
| .nf |
| .B #include <sys/types.h> |
| .sp |
| .B #include <dirent.h> |
| .sp |
| .BI "int closedir(DIR *" dirp ); |
| .fi |
| .SH DESCRIPTION |
| The |
| .BR closedir () |
| function closes the directory stream associated with |
| .IR dirp . |
| A successful call to |
| .BR closedir () |
| also closes the underlying file descriptor associated with |
| .IR dirp . |
| The directory stream descriptor |
| .I dirp |
| is not available |
| after this call. |
| .SH RETURN VALUE |
| The |
| .BR closedir () |
| function returns 0 on success. |
| On error, \-1 is returned, and |
| .I errno |
| is set appropriately. |
| .SH ERRORS |
| .TP |
| .B EBADF |
| Invalid directory stream descriptor |
| .IR dirp . |
| .SH ATTRIBUTES |
| For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see |
| .BR attributes (7). |
| .TS |
| allbox; |
| lb lb lb |
| l l l. |
| Interface Attribute Value |
| T{ |
| .BR closedir () |
| T} Thread safety MT-Safe |
| .TE |
| .SH CONFORMING TO |
| POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, SVr4, 4.3BSD. |
| .SH SEE ALSO |
| .BR close (2), |
| .BR opendir (3), |
| .BR readdir (3), |
| .BR rewinddir (3), |
| .BR scandir (3), |
| .BR seekdir (3), |
| .BR telldir (3) |