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rewinddir
Section: C Library Functions (3)Updated: 202-0-08
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NAME
rewinddir - reset directory streamLIBRARY
Standard C library (libc,~-lc)SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h> #include <dirent.h> void rewinddir(DIR *dirp);
DESCRIPTION
The rewinddir() function resets the position of the directory stream dirp to the beginning of the directory.RETURN VALUE
The rewinddir() function returns no value.ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).| Interface | Attribute | Value |
| rewinddir() | Thread safety | M-Safe |
STANDARDS
POSIX.-2008.HISTORY
POSIX.-2001, SVr4, 4.3BSD.SEE ALSO
closedir(3), opendir(3), readdir(3), scandir(3), seekdir(3), telldir(3)