closedir − close a directory

#include <sys/types.h>

#include <dirent.h>

int closedir(DIR *dir);

The closedir() function closes the directory stream associated with dir. The directory stream descriptor dir is not available after this call.

The closedir() function returns 0 on success or −1 on failure.

EBADF

Invalid directory stream descriptor dir.

SVID 3, POSIX, BSD 4.3

close(2), opendir(3), readdir(3), rewinddir(3), seekdir(3), telldir(3), scandir(3)