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fgetc(3) Library Functions Manual fgetc(3)

NAME top

   fgetc, fgets, getc, getchar, ungetc - input of characters and
   strings

LIBRARY top

   Standard C library (_libc_, _-lc_)

SYNOPSIS top

   **#include <stdio.h>**

   **int fgetc(FILE ***_stream_**);**
   **int getc(FILE ***_stream_**);**
   **int getchar(void);**

   **char *fgets(char** _s_**[restrict .**_size_**], int** _size_**, FILE *restrict** _stream_**);**

   **int ungetc(int** _c_**, FILE ***_stream_**);**

DESCRIPTION top

   **fgetc**() reads the next character from _stream_ and returns it as an
   _unsigned char_ cast to an _int_, or **EOF** on end of file or error.

   **getc**() is equivalent to **fgetc**() except that it may be implemented
   as a macro which evaluates _stream_ more than once.

   **getchar**() is equivalent to **getc(**_stdin_**)**.

   **fgets**() reads in at most one less than _size_ characters from _stream_
   and stores them into the buffer pointed to by _s_.  Reading stops
   after an **EOF** or a newline.  If a newline is read, it is stored
   into the buffer.  A terminating null byte ('\0') is stored after
   the last character in the buffer.

   **ungetc**() pushes _c_ back to _stream_, cast to _unsigned char_, where it
   is available for subsequent read operations.  Pushed-back
   characters will be returned in reverse order; only one pushback is
   guaranteed.

   Calls to the functions described here can be mixed with each other
   and with calls to other input functions from the _stdio_ library for
   the same input stream.

   For nonlocking counterparts, see [unlocked_stdio(3)](../man3/unlocked%5Fstdio.3.html).

RETURN VALUE top

   **fgetc**(), **getc**(), and **getchar**() return the character read as an
   _unsigned char_ cast to an _int_ or **EOF** on end of file or error.

   **fgets**() returns _s_ on success, and NULL on error or when end of
   file occurs while no characters have been read.

   **ungetc**() returns _c_ on success, or **EOF** on error.

ATTRIBUTES top

   For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
   [attributes(7)](../man7/attributes.7.html).
   ┌──────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
   │ **Interface** │ **Attribute** │ **Value** │
   ├──────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
   │ **fgetc**(), **fgets**(), **getc**(), **getchar**(), │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
   │ **ungetc**()                             │               │         │
   └──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘

STANDARDS top

   C11, POSIX.1-2008.

HISTORY top

   POSIX.1-2001, C89.

NOTES top

   It is not advisable to mix calls to input functions from the _stdio_
   library with low-level calls to [read(2)](../man2/read.2.html) for the file descriptor
   associated with the input stream; the results will be undefined
   and very probably not what you want.

SEE ALSO top

   [read(2)](../man2/read.2.html), [write(2)](../man2/write.2.html), [ferror(3)](../man3/ferror.3.html), [fgetwc(3)](../man3/fgetwc.3.html), [fgetws(3)](../man3/fgetws.3.html), [fopen(3)](../man3/fopen.3.html),
   [fread(3)](../man3/fread.3.html), [fseek(3)](../man3/fseek.3.html), [getline(3)](../man3/getline.3.html), [gets(3)](../man3/gets.3.html), [getwchar(3)](../man3/getwchar.3.html), [puts(3)](../man3/puts.3.html),
   [scanf(3)](../man3/scanf.3.html), [ungetwc(3)](../man3/ungetwc.3.html), [unlocked_stdio(3)](../man3/unlocked%5Fstdio.3.html), [feature_test_macros(7)](../man7/feature%5Ftest%5Fmacros.7.html)

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