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| -rw-r--r-- | lib/libc/gen/directory.3 | 27 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/directory.3 b/lib/libc/gen/directory.3 index 0abbe5f..a1ca347 100644 --- a/lib/libc/gen/directory.3 +++ b/lib/libc/gen/directory.3 @@ -94,6 +94,16 @@ The function returns the current location associated with the named .Em directory stream . +Values returned by +.Fn telldir +are good only for the lifetime of the +.Dv DIR +pointer, +.Fa dirp , +from which they are derived. If the directory is closed and then +reopened, prior values returned by +.Fn telldir +will no longer be valid. .Pp The .Fn seekdir @@ -106,22 +116,7 @@ The new position reverts to the one associated with the .Em directory stream when the .Fn telldir -operation was performed. Values returned by -.Fn telldir -are good only for the lifetime of the -.Dv DIR -pointer, -.Fa dirp , -from which they are derived. -If the directory is closed and then reopened, the -.Fn telldir -value may be invalidated due to undetected directory compaction. -It is safe to use a previous -.Fn telldir -value immediately after a call to -.Fn opendir -and before any calls to -.Fn readdir . +operation was performed. .Pp The .Fn rewinddir |
