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       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.1‐2008, <dirent.h>, <sys_types.h>


       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition,
       Standard for Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open  Group  Base
       Specifications  Issue 7, Copyright (C) 2013 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc
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