NAME

fread, fwrite − buffered binary input/output

SYNOPSIS

#include <stdio.h>

fread(ptr, sizeof(*ptr), nitems, stream)
FILE *stream;

fwrite(ptr, sizeof(*ptr), nitems, stream)
FILE *stream;

DESCRIPTION

Fread reads, into a block beginning at ptr, nitems of data of the type of *ptr from the named input stream. It returns the number of items actually read.

Fwrite appends at most nitems of data of the type of *ptr beginning at ptr to the named output stream. It returns the number of items actually written.

SEE ALSO

read(2), write(2), fopen(3), getc(3), putc(3), gets(3), puts(3), printf(3), scanf(3)

DIAGNOSTICS

Fread and fwrite return 0 upon end of file or error.