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| Date: 2003-06-06 22:44:44 |
| Filename: openreaddir.c |
| Author: mind@metalshell.com |
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| http://www.metalshell.com/ |
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/* openreaddir.c by mind [mind@metalshell.com]
*
* Example on using opendir, closedir, and readdir to open a directory
* stream and read in and print file names.
*
* 06/04/03
*
* http://www.metalshell.com/
*
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <dirent.h>
#include <errno.h>
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
DIR *dip;
struct dirent *dit;
int i = 0;
/* check to see if user entered a directory name */
if (argc < 2)
{
printf("Usage: %s <directory>\n", argv[0]);
return 0;
}
/* DIR *opendir(const char *name);
*
* Open a directory stream to argv[1] and make sure
* it's a readable and valid (directory) */
if ((dip = opendir(argv[1])) == NULL)
{
perror("opendir");
return 0;
}
printf("Directory stream is now open\n");
/* struct dirent *readdir(DIR *dir);
*
* Read in the files from argv[1] and print */
while ((dit = readdir(dip)) != NULL)
{
i++;
printf("\n%s", dit->d_name);
}
printf("\n\nreaddir() found a total of %i files\n", i);
/* int closedir(DIR *dir);
*
* Close the stream to argv[1]. And check for errors. */
if (closedir(dip) == -1)
{
perror("closedir");
return 0;
}
printf("\nDirectory stream is now closed\n");
return 1;
}
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