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seekdir(3)



NAME

   seekdir  - set the position of the next readdir() call in the directory
   stream.

SYNOPSIS

   #include <dirent.h>

   void seekdir(DIR *dirp, long loc);

   Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):

   seekdir():
    _XOPEN_SOURCE
       || /* Glibc since 2.19: */ _DEFAULT_SOURCE
       || /* Glibc versions <= 2.19: */ _BSD_SOURCE || _SVID_SOURCE

DESCRIPTION

   The seekdir() function sets the location in the directory  stream  from
   which  the next readdir(2) call will start.  The loc argument should be
   a value returned by a previous call to telldir(3).

RETURN VALUE

   The seekdir() function returns no value.

ATTRIBUTES

   For  an  explanation  of  the  terms  used   in   this   section,   see
   attributes(7).

   
   Interface  Attribute      Value   
   
   seekdir()  Thread safety  MT-Safe

CONFORMING TO

   POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, 4.3BSD.

NOTES

   In  glibc  up to version 2.1.1, the type of the loc argument was off_t.
   POSIX.1-2001 specifies long, and this is  the  type  used  since  glibc
   2.1.2.   See telldir(3) for information on why you should be careful in
   making any assumptions about the value in this argument.

SEE ALSO

   lseek(2),   closedir(3),    opendir(3),    readdir(3),    rewinddir(3),
   scandir(3), telldir(3)

COLOPHON

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   latest     version     of     this    page,    can    be    found    at
   https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.

                              2016-03-15                        SEEKDIR(3)



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