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36 .\" @(#)getc.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
47 .Nd get next character or word from input stream
49 .Fd #include <stdio.h>
51 .Fn fgetc "FILE *stream"
53 .Fn getc "FILE *stream"
57 .Fn getw "FILE *stream"
62 obtains the next input character (if present) from the stream pointed at by
64 or the next character pushed back on the stream via
70 acts essentially identically to
72 but is a macro that expands in-line.
78 getc with the argument stdin.
86 from the stream pointed at by
89 If successful, these routines return the next requested object
92 If the stream is at end-of-file or a read error occurs,
99 must be used to distinguish between end-of-file and error.
100 If an error occurs, the global variable
102 is set to indicate the error.
103 The end-of-file condition is remembered, even on a terminal, and all
104 subsequent attempts to read will return
106 until the condition is cleared with
126 is a valid integer value,
130 must be used to check for failure after calling
132 The size and byte order of an
134 varies from one machine to another, and
136 is not recommended for portable applications.