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List directories recursively in C
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#include <dirent.h> | |
#include <stdio.h> | |
#include <string.h> | |
#define CURRENT_DIR "." | |
#define PARENT_DIR ".." | |
#define MAX_PATH 1024 | |
void listdir(char *dirname, int level); | |
void printn(char *s, int n); | |
int main(void) { | |
listdir(CURRENT_DIR, 0); | |
return 0; | |
} | |
void listdir(char *dirname, const int level) { | |
DIR *directory; | |
if ((directory = opendir(dirname)) == NULL) { | |
fprintf(stderr, "listdir: error opening %s\n", dirname); | |
return; | |
} | |
printn("| ", level); | |
if (level > 0) | |
printf("|- "); | |
puts(dirname); | |
const struct dirent *entry; | |
while ((entry = readdir(directory)) != NULL) { | |
if (strcmp(entry->d_name, CURRENT_DIR) == 0 || | |
strcmp(entry->d_name, PARENT_DIR) == 0) | |
continue; | |
if (entry->d_type == DT_DIR) { | |
if (strlen(dirname) + strlen(entry->d_name) + 2 > MAX_PATH) { | |
fprintf(stderr, "listdir: path name too long\n"); | |
return; | |
} | |
char path[MAX_PATH]; | |
snprintf(path, MAX_PATH, "%s/%s", dirname, entry->d_name); | |
listdir(path, level + 1); | |
} else { | |
printn("| ", level); | |
printf("|- %s\n", entry->d_name); | |
} | |
} | |
if (closedir(directory) == -1) | |
fprintf(stderr, "listdir: error closing %s\n", dirname); | |
} | |
void printn(char *s, const int n) { | |
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) | |
printf("%s", s); | |
} |
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