1GETW(3)                    Linux Programmer's Manual                   GETW(3)
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NAME

6       getw, putw - input and output of words (ints)
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <stdio.h>
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11       int getw(FILE *stream);
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13       int putw(int w, FILE *stream);
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DESCRIPTION

16       getw()  reads  a word (that is, an int) from stream.  It's provided for
17       compatibility with SVr4.  We recommend you use fread(3) instead.
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19       putw() writes the word w (that is, an int) to stream.  It  is  provided
20       for  compatibility  with  SVr4,  but  we  recommend  you  use fwrite(3)
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RETURN VALUE

24       Normally, getw() returns the word  read,  and  putw()  returns  0.   On
25       error, they return EOF.
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CONFORMING TO

28       SVr4, SUSv2.  Not present in POSIX.1-2001.
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BUGS

31       The value returned on error is also a legitimate data value.  ferror(3)
32       can be used to distinguish between the two cases.
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SEE ALSO

35       ferror(3), fread(3), fwrite(3), getc(3), putc(3)
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COLOPHON

38       This page is part of release 3.25 of the Linux  man-pages  project.   A
39       description  of  the project, and information about reporting bugs, can
40       be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.
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