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

       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(), fdopendir(), readdir()

       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, <dirent.h>, <sys_types.h>

COPYRIGHT

       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard
       for Information  Technology  --  Portable  Operating  System  Interface  (POSIX),  The  Open  Group  Base
       Specifications  Issue  7, 2018 Edition, Copyright (C) 2018 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 .

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       https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/reporting_bugs.html .

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