Directory listing in C on Windows [duplicate]

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How do you get a directory listing in C?
Listing directory contents using C and Windows

How do you write a program which lists the directories recursively just like dir /s C:\ in the command prompt?

Answer 1

You can call the Windows API FindFirstFile and FindNextFile to iterate in a directory and do it recursively on subdirectories. See the Example on MSDN.

Answer 2

To list file contents you can search a directory with these APIs:

• FindFirstFileEx,

• FindNextFile and

• FindClose.

You'll need to #include <windows.h>, that'll get you access to the Windows API. They're C functions and so compatible with C++. If you want "specifically C++", try searching for listing directories using MFC.