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I am trying to write a function in my program to give me information on a selected folder.
Is there anyway using c++ or c in Linux to get all the files listed in a folder.
Is there anyway using c++ or c in Linux to get all the files listed in a folder.
Yes. Example:
Code:
/* tls.c - Trivial ls command to list regular files only.
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <dirent.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
/* String to hold directory name. */
char *dirname;
/* Pointers needed by functions for iterating directory entries. */
DIR *dir;
struct dirent *entry;
/* Struct needed for determining info about an entry with stat(). */
struct stat statinfo;
/* Handle command line parameter (the directory to read) if given.. */
if (argc > 2) {
fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [<directory>]\n", argv[0]);
return 1;
} else if (argc == 2) {
dirname = argv[1];
} else {
dirname = "."; /* default to current working directory */
}
/* Open the directory */
if ((dir = opendir(dirname)) == NULL) {
fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: Could not open directory %s\n", dirname);
return 1;
}
/* Change working dir to be able to read file information. */
chdir(dirname);
/* Loop through all entries in the directory. */
while ((entry = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
/* List regular files only. */
stat(entry->d_name, &statinfo);
if (S_ISREG(statinfo.st_mode)) {
puts(entry->d_name); /* print the name */
}
}
/* Finally close the directory stream. */
closedir(dir);
return 0;
}
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