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CLOSEDIR(3P)               POSIX Programmer's Manual              CLOSEDIR(3P)

PROLOG
       This  manual  page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The Linux
       implementation of this interface may differ (consult the  corresponding
       Linux  manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may
       not be implemented on Linux.
NAME
       closedir - close a directory stream
SYNOPSIS
       #include <dirent.h>
       int closedir(DIR *dirp);

DESCRIPTION
       The closedir() function shall close the directory stream referred to by
       the  argument  dirp. Upon return, the value of dirp may no longer point
       to an accessible object of the type DIR. If a file descriptor  is  used
       to implement type DIR, that file descriptor shall be closed.
RETURN VALUE
       Upon  successful  completion,  closedir() shall return 0; otherwise, -1
       shall be returned and errno set to indicate the error.
ERRORS
       The closedir() function may fail if:
       EBADF  The dirp argument does not refer to an open directory stream.
       EINTR  The closedir() function was interrupted by a signal.

       The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
   Closing a Directory Stream
       The following program fragment demonstrates how the closedir() function
       is used.

              ...
                  DIR *dir;
                  struct dirent *dp;
              ...
                  if ((dir = opendir (".")) == NULL) {
              ...
                  }

                  while ((dp = readdir (dir)) != NULL) {
              ...
                  }

                  closedir(dir);
              ...
APPLICATION USAGE
       None.
RATIONALE
       None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.
SEE ALSO
       opendir(),   the   Base  Definitions  volume  of  IEEE Std 1003.1-2001,
       <dirent.h>
COPYRIGHT
       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in  electronic  form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
       -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX),  The  Open  Group  Base
       Specifications  Issue  6,  Copyright  (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
       Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open  Group.  In  the
       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
       The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group  Standard
       is  the  referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online
       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .

IEEE/The Open Group                  2003                         CLOSEDIR(3P)