/*
* This program displays the names of all files in the current directory.
*/
#include <dirent.h>
#include <stdio.h>
int main(void) {
DIR *d;
struct dirent *dir;
d = opendir(".");
if (d) {
while ((dir = readdir(d)) != NULL) {
printf("%s\n", dir->d_name);
}
closedir(d);
}
return(0);
}
Here is a complete program how to recursively list folder's contents:
#include <dirent.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#define NORMAL_COLOR "\x1B[0m"
#define GREEN "\x1B[32m"
#define BLUE "\x1B[34m"
/* let us make a recursive function to print the content of a given folder */
void show_dir_content(char * path)
{
DIR * d = opendir(path); // open the path
if(d==NULL) return; // if was not able, return
struct dirent * dir; // for the directory entries
while ((dir = readdir(d)) != NULL) // if we were able to read somehting from the directory
{
if(dir-> d_type != DT_DIR) // if the type is not directory just print it with blue color
printf("%s%s\n",BLUE, dir->d_name);
else
if(dir -> d_type == DT_DIR && strcmp(dir->d_name,".")!=0 && strcmp(dir->d_name,"..")!=0 ) // if it is a directory
{
printf("%s%s\n",GREEN, dir->d_name); // print its name in green
char d_path[255]; // here I am using sprintf which is safer than strcat
sprintf(d_path, "%s/%s", path, dir->d_name);
show_dir_content(d_path); // recall with the new path
}
}
closedir(d); // finally close the directory
}
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
printf("%s\n", NORMAL_COLOR);
show_dir_content(argv[1]);
printf("%s\n", NORMAL_COLOR);
return(0);
}