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Directory Management Functions

The following functions are used in directory management.

In this section

Function Description
CreateDirectory Creates a new directory.
CreateDirectory2 Creates a new directory.
CreateDirectoryEx Creates a new directory with the attributes of a specified template directory.
CreateDirectoryTransacted Creates a new directory as a transacted operation, with the attributes of a specified template directory.
FindCloseChangeNotification Stops change notification handle monitoring.
FindFirstChangeNotification Creates a change notification handle and sets up initial change notification filter conditions.
FindNextChangeNotification Requests that the operating system signal a change notification handle the next time it detects an appropriate change.
GetCurrentDirectory Retrieves the current directory for the current process.
ReadDirectoryChangesExW Retrieves information that describes the changes within the specified directory, which can include extended information if that information type is specified.
ReadDirectoryChangesW Retrieves information that describes the changes within the specified directory.
RemoveDirectory Deletes an existing empty directory.
RemoveDirectory2 Deletes an existing empty directory.
RemoveDirectoryTransacted Deletes an existing empty directory as a transacted operation.
SetCurrentDirectory Changes the current directory for the current process.

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