

STDIO                        Overview                       STDIO




STDIO  is an  abbreviation  for _s_t_a_n_d_a_r_d  _i_n_p_u_t  _a_n_d _o_u_t_p_u_t.   It
refers to a set  of standard library functions that accompany all
C  compilers and  that govern  input  and output  with peripheral
devices.

COHERENT includes the following STDIO routines:
cclleeaarreerrrr()Present status stream
ffcclloossee()  Close a file stream
ffddooppeenn()  Open a file stream for I/O
ffeeooff()    Discover a file stream's status
ffeerrrroorr()  Discover a file stream's status
fffflluusshh()  Flush an output buffer
ffggeettcc()   Get a character
ffggeettss()   Get a string
ffggeettww()   Get a word
ffiilleennoo()  Get a file descriptor
ffooppeenn()   Open a file stream
ffpprriinnttff() Format and print to a file stream
ffppuuttcc()   Output a character
ffppuuttss()   Output a string
ffppuuttww()   Output a word
ffrreeaadd()   Read a file stream
ffrreeooppeenn() Open a file stream
ffssccaannff()  Format and read from a file stream
ffsseeeekk()   Seek in a file stream
fftteellll()   Return file pointer position
ffwwrriittee()  Write to a file stream
ggeettcc()    Get a character
ggeettcchhaarr() Get a character
ggeettss()    Get a string
ggeettww()    Get a word
ppcclloossee()  Close a pipe
ppooppeenn()   Open a pipe
pprriinnttff()  Print a formatted string
ppuuttcc()    Output a character
ppuuttcchhaarr() Output a character
ppuuttss()    Output a string
ppuuttww()    Output a word
rreewwiinndd()  Reset a file pointer
ssccaannff()   Format and input from standard input
sseettbbuuff()  Set alternative file-stream buffers
sspprriinnttff() Format and print to a string
ssssccaannff()  Format and read from a string
uunnggeettcc()  Return character to file stream

STDIO routines are buffered by default.

***** See Also *****

buffer, FILE, Libraries, stdio.h, stream






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