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FERROR

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
ERRORS
SEE ALSO
STANDARDS

NAME

clearerr, feof, ferror, fileno ? check and reset stream status

SYNOPSIS

#include <stdio.h>

void clearerr( FILE *stream);
int feof( FILE *
stream);
int ferror( FILE *
stream);
int fileno( FILE *
stream);

DESCRIPTION

The function clearerr clears the end-of-file and error indicators for the stream pointed to by stream.

The function feof tests the end-of-file indicator for the stream pointed to by stream, returning non-zero if it is set. The end-of-file indicator can only be cleared by the function clearerr.

The function ferror tests the error indicator for the stream pointed to by stream, returning non-zero if it is set. The error indicator can only be reset by the clearerr function.

The function fileno examines the argument stream and returns its integer descriptor.

ERRORS

These functions should not fail and do not set the external variable errno.

SEE ALSO

open(2), stdio(3)

STANDARDS

The functions clearerr, feof, and ferror conform to C3.159-1989 (‘‘ANSI C’’).


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