NAME
fread, fwrite - buffered binary input/output
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdio_p.h>
int fread ((char *) ptr, sizeof (*ptr) nitems, stream)
FILE *stream;
int fwrite ((char *) ptr, sizeof (*ptr), nitems, stream)
FILE *stream;
DESCRIPTION
fread
reads, into a block beginning at
ptr, nitems
of data of the type of
*ptr
from the named input
stream.
It returns the number of items actually read.
fwrite
appends at most
nitems
of data of the type of
*ptr
beginning at
ptr
to the named output
stream.
It returns the number of items actually written.
SEE ALSO
read(2P)
,
write(2P)
,
fopen(3P)
,
getc(3P)
,
putc(3P)
,
gets(3P)
,
puts(3P)
,
printf(3P)
,
scanf(3P).