# Split \`std.fs.Dir.openDir\` into \`openDirList\` and \`openDirTraverse\` to clarify what directories can be iterated\. Closes ziglang/zig\#3741\. · gitcafe/zig

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Author: Jonathan S

Committer: Andrew Kelley

## Message

```
Split `std.fs.Dir.openDir` into `openDirList` and `openDirTraverse` to clarify what directories can be iterated. Closes ziglang/zig#3741.

The Windows-inspired nomenclature of "List" and "Traverse" was chosen over POSIX-style "Read" and "Path" (from `O_PATH`) for clarity. Using "Path" makes it look like the function is manipulating strings, and the generic "Read" ending isn't useful when there is no generic read method. Even in implementation details, `read` is never used.

Actual exploitation of the difference between the two functions will come in a later commit.

```

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