Scans or sorts directory contents.
#include <sys/types.h> #include <sys/dir.h>
int scandir(DirectoryName,NameList,Select,Compare) char *DirectoryName; struct dirent * (*NameList [ ]); int (*Select) (struct dirent *); int (*Compare)(void *, void *);
int alphasort (Directory1,Directory2) void *Directory1, *Directory2;
The scandir subroutine reads the directory pointed to by the DirectoryName parameter, and then uses the malloc subroutine to create an array of pointers to directory entries. The scandir subroutine returns the number of entries in the array and, through the NameList parameter, a pointer to the array.
The Select parameter points to a user-supplied subroutine that is called by the scandir subroutine to select which entries to include in the array. The selection routine is passed a pointer to a directory entry and should return a nonzero value for a directory entry that is included in the array. If the Select parameter is a null value, all directory entries are included.
The Compare parameter points to a user-supplied subroutine. This routine is passed to the qsort subroutine to sort the completed array. If the Compare parameter is a null value, the array is not sorted. The alphasort subroutine provides comparison functions for sorting alphabetically.
The memory allocated to the array can be deallocated by freeing each pointer in the array, and the array itself, with the free subroutine.
The alphasort subroutine treats Directory1 and Directory2 as pointers to dirent pointers and alphabetically compares them. This subroutine can be passed as the Compare parameter to either the scandir subroutine or the qsort subroutine, or a user-supplied subroutine can be used.
The scandir subroutine returns the value -1 if the directory cannot be opened for reading or if the malloc subroutine cannot allocate enough memory to hold all the data structures. If successful, the scandir subroutine returns the number of entries found.
The alphasort subroutine returns the following values:
These subroutines are part of Base Operating System (BOS) Runtime.
The malloc, free, realloc, calloc, mallopt, mallinfo, or alloca subroutine, opendir, readdir, telldir, seekdir, rewinddir, or closedir subroutine, qsort subroutine.
Files, Directories, and File Systems for Programmers in AIX Version 4.3 General Programming Concepts: Writing and Debugging Programs.