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NAME

6       ferror - test error indicator on a stream
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <stdio.h>
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11       int ferror(FILE *stream);
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DESCRIPTION

15       The  ferror()  function  shall  test the error indicator for the stream
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RETURN VALUE

19       The ferror() function shall return non-zero if and only  if  the  error
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ERRORS

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25       The following sections are informative.
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EXAMPLES

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APPLICATION USAGE

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RATIONALE

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FUTURE DIRECTIONS

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SEE ALSO

40       clearerr()  ,  feof()  ,  fopen()  ,  the  Base  Definitions  volume of
41       IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <stdio.h>
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44       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in  electronic  form
45       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
46       -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX),  The  Open  Group  Base
47       Specifications  Issue  6,  Copyright  (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
48       Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open  Group.  In  the
49       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
50       The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group  Standard
51       is  the  referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online
52       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .
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