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A function to iterate through a directory on a POSIX system:

Makes use of standard C library, and functions from the POSIX specification (use of dirent.h) 

#include <stdio.h>
#include <dirent.h>

bool listDirectoryContents(const char* path) 
{
	struct dirent* entry;
	DIR*  directory;

	directory = opendir(path);
	if (directory == NULL) {
		printf("ERROR: Path does not exist or could not be read.\n");
		return false;
	}

	while ((entry = readdir(directory)))
		printf("%s\n", entry->d_name);

	closedir(directory);
	return true;
}

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