closedir(3) - Linux man page
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.
Conforming to
SVr4, POSIX.1-2001, 4.3BSD.
See Also
close(2), opendir(3), readdir(3), rewinddir(3),
scandir(3), seekdir(3), telldir(3)
Referenced By
dirfd(3),
explain(1),
explain(3),
explain_closedir(3),
explain_closedir_or_die(3)