seekdir (3) - Linux Manuals
seekdir: set the position of the next readdir() call in the directory
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
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.
COLOPHON
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