---
name: "IO.openDir"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "kaya"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/IO.openDir"
---

# IO.openDir(3kaya)

Open a directory

## NAME

IO::openDir - Open a directory

## SYNOPSIS

**Dir openDir(** *String fname* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**fname** The directory name

## DESCRIPTION

Open a directory for reading, throwing a **IO.DirError (3kaya)** Exception on error.

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.

## RELATED

**IO.closeDir (3kaya)**

**IO.dirinfo (3kaya)**

**IO.listDir (3kaya)**

**IO.readDir (3kaya)**