SEEKDIR(3C) Standard C Library Functions SEEKDIR(3C)

NAME

seekdir - set position of directory stream

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/types.h>
#include <dirent.h>

void seekdir(DIR *dirp, long int loc);

DESCRIPTION

The seekdir() function sets the position of the next readdir(3C)
operation on the directory stream specified by dirp to the position
specified by loc. The value of loc should have been returned from an
earlier call to telldir(3C). The new position reverts to the one
associated with the directory stream when telldir() was performed.


If the value of loc was not obtained from an earlier call to
telldir() or if a call to rewinddir(3C) occurred between the call to
telldir() and the call to seekdir(), the results of subsequent calls
to readdir() are unspecified.

RETURN VALUES

The seekdir() function returns no value.

ERRORS

No errors are defined.

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


+--------------------+-----------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|Interface Stability | Standard |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|MT-Level | Safe |
+--------------------+-----------------+

SEE ALSO

opendir(3C), readdir(3C), rewinddir(3C), telldir(3C), attributes(7),
standards(7)

August 14, 2002 SEEKDIR(3C)