NAME

       gfs_opendir - open a directory

SYNOPSIS

       #include <gfarm/gfarm.h>

       char *gfs_opendir (const char * gfarm_url, GFS_Dir * dirp);

DESCRIPTION

       The  gfs_opendir()  function  opens  a  directory  stream  corresponding  to the directory
       gfarm_url, and returns the directory stream to the address pointed by dirp.  The stream is
       positioned at the first entry in the directory.

RETURN VALUES

       NULL   The function terminated successfully.

       GFARM_ERR_NO_MEMORY
              Insufficient memory was available.

       GFARM_ERR_AUTHENTICATION
              User authentication failed when connecting to gfmd(8).

       GFARM_ERR_PERMISSION_DENIED
              gfarm_url points outside your accessible address space.

       GFARM_ERR_NO_SUCH_OBJECT
              Directory does not exist.

       Others An error except the above occurred.  The reason is shown by its pointed strings.

SEE ALSO

       gfs_closedir(3), gfs_readdir(3)