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45 .Fn scandir "const char *dirname" "struct dirent ***namelist" "int \\*(lp*select\\*(rp\\*(lpconst struct dirent *\\*(rp" "int \\*(lp*compar\\*(rp\\*(lpconst void *, const void *\\*(rp"
47 .Fn alphasort "const void *d1" "const void *d2"
54 and builds an array of pointers to directory
57 It returns the number of entries in the array.
58 A pointer to the array of directory entries is stored in the location
64 parameter is a pointer to a user supplied subroutine which is called by
66 to select which entries are to be included in the array.
67 The select routine is passed a
68 pointer to a directory entry and should return a non-zero
69 value if the directory entry is to be included in the array.
72 is null, then all the directory entries will be included.
76 parameter is a pointer to a user supplied subroutine which is passed to
78 to sort the completed array.
79 If this pointer is null, the array is not sorted.
84 is a routine which can be used for the
86 parameter to sort the array alphabetically.
88 The memory allocated for the array can be deallocated with
90 by freeing each pointer in the array and then the array itself.
92 Returns \-1 if the directory cannot be opened for reading or if
94 cannot allocate enough memory to hold all the data structures.
105 functions appeared in