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UNGETC(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual UNGETC(3P)
PROLOG top
This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. The
Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the
corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or
the interface may not be implemented on Linux.
NAME top
ungetc — push byte back into input stream
SYNOPSIS top
#include <stdio.h>
int ungetc(int _c_, FILE *_stream_);
DESCRIPTION top
The functionality described on this reference page is aligned with
the ISO C standard. Any conflict between the requirements
described here and the ISO C standard is unintentional. This
volume of POSIX.1‐2017 defers to the ISO C standard.
The _ungetc_() function shall push the byte specified by _c_
(converted to an **unsigned char**) back onto the input stream pointed
to by _stream_. The pushed-back bytes shall be returned by
subsequent reads on that stream in the reverse order of their
pushing. A successful intervening call (with the stream pointed to
by _stream_) to a file-positioning function (_fseek_(), _fseeko_(),
_fsetpos_(), or _rewind_()) or _fflush_() shall discard any pushed-back
bytes for the stream. The external storage corresponding to the
stream shall be unchanged.
One byte of push-back shall be provided. If _ungetc_() is called too
many times on the same stream without an intervening read or file-
positioning operation on that stream, the operation may fail.
If the value of _c_ equals that of the macro EOF, the operation
shall fail and the input stream shall be left unchanged.
A successful call to _ungetc_() shall clear the end-of-file
indicator for the stream. The value of the file-position indicator
for the stream after all pushed-back bytes have been read, or
discarded by calling _fseek_(), _fseeko_(), _fsetpos_(), or _rewind_()
(but not _fflush_()), shall be the same as it was before the bytes
were pushed back. The file-position indicator is decremented by
each successful call to _ungetc_(); if its value was 0 before a
call, its value is unspecified after the call.
RETURN VALUE top
Upon successful completion, _ungetc_() shall return the byte pushed
back after conversion. Otherwise, it shall return EOF.
ERRORS top
No errors are defined.
_The following sections are informative._
EXAMPLES top
None.
APPLICATION USAGE top
None.
RATIONALE top
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS top
None.
SEE ALSO top
_Section 2.5_, _Standard I/O Streams_, [fseek(3p)](../man3/fseek.3p.html), [getc(3p)](../man3/getc.3p.html),
[fsetpos(3p)](../man3/fsetpos.3p.html), [read(3p)](../man3/read.3p.html), [rewind(3p)](../man3/rewind.3p.html), [setbuf(3p)](../man3/setbuf.3p.html)
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, [stdio.h(0p)](../man0/stdio.h.0p.html)
COPYRIGHT top
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic
form from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information
Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The
Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright
(C) 2018 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between
this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard,
the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee
document. The original Standard can be obtained online at
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IEEE/The Open Group 2017 UNGETC(3P)
Pages that refer to this page:stdio.h(0p), fgetc(3p), fgetpos(3p), fgets(3p), fseek(3p), fsetpos(3p), stdin(3p)