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

6       clearerr, feof, ferror, fileno - check and reset stream status
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <stdio.h>
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11       void clearerr(FILE *stream);
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13       int feof(FILE *stream);
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15       int ferror(FILE *stream);
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17       int fileno(FILE *stream);
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19   Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
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21       fileno(): _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 1 || _XOPEN_SOURCE || _POSIX_SOURCE
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DESCRIPTION

24       The function clearerr() clears the end-of-file and error indicators for
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27       The function feof() tests the  end-of-file  indicator  for  the  stream
28       pointed  to by stream, returning nonzero if it is set.  The end-of-file
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31       The function ferror() tests the error indicator for the stream  pointed
32       to  by stream, returning nonzero if it is set.  The error indicator can
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35       The function fileno() examines the  argument  stream  and  returns  its
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38       For nonlocking counterparts, see unlocked_stdio(3).
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ERRORS

41       These  functions  should  not fail and do not set the external variable
42       errno.  (However, in case fileno() detects that its argument is  not  a
43       valid stream, it must return -1 and set errno to EBADF.)
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CONFORMING TO

46       The functions clearerr(), feof(), and ferror() conform to C89 and C99.
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SEE ALSO

49       open(2), fdopen(3), stdio(3), unlocked_stdio(3)
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COLOPHON

52       This  page  is  part of release 3.25 of the Linux man-pages project.  A
53       description of the project, and information about reporting  bugs,  can
54       be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.
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58                                  2008-08-29                         FERROR(3)
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