1FREAD(3S)                                                            FREAD(3S)
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NAME

6       fread, fwrite - buffered binary input/output
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <stdio.h>
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11       fread(ptr, sizeof(*ptr), nitems, stream)
12       FILE *stream;
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14       fwrite(ptr, sizeof(*ptr), nitems, stream)
15       FILE *stream;
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DESCRIPTION

18       Fread  reads, into a block beginning at ptr, nitems of data of the type
19       of *ptr from the named input stream.  It returns the  number  of  items
20       actually read.
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22       Fwrite  appends at most nitems of data of the type of *ptr beginning at
23       ptr to the named output stream.  It returns the number of  items  actu‐
24       ally written.
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SEE ALSO

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

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