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NAME

       rewinddir  -  reset the position of a directory stream to the beginning
       of a directory

SYNOPSIS

       #include <dirent.h>

       void rewinddir(DIR *dirp);

DESCRIPTION

       The rewinddir() function shall reset  the  position  of  the  directory
       stream to which dirp refers to the beginning of the directory. It shall
       also cause the directory stream to refer to the current  state  of  the
       corresponding  directory,  as  a  call to opendir() would have done. If
       dirp does not refer to a directory stream, the effect is undefined.

       After a call to the fork() function, either the parent  or  child  (but
       not both) may continue processing the directory stream using readdir(),
       rewinddir(), or seekdir().  If both the parent and child processes  use
       these functions, the result is undefined.

RETURN VALUE

       The rewinddir() function shall not return a value.

ERRORS

       No errors are defined.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       The  rewinddir() function should be used in conjunction with opendir(),
       readdir(), and closedir() to examine the  contents  of  the  directory.
       This method is recommended for portability.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       closedir()  ,  opendir()  ,  readdir() , the Base Definitions volume of
       IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <dirent.h> <sys/types.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 .