PUTC(3P)						     POSIX Programmer's Manual							  PUTC(3P)

PROLOG

       This  manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the correspond-
       ing Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may not be implemented on Linux.

NAME

       putc - put a byte on a stream

SYNOPSIS

       #include <stdio.h>

       int putc(int c, FILE *stream);

DESCRIPTION

       The putc() function shall be equivalent to fputc(), except that if it is implemented as a macro it may evaluate stream more than  once,	so
       the argument should never be an expression with side effects.

RETURN VALUE

       Refer to fputc().

ERRORS

       Refer to fputc().

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       Since  it may be implemented as a macro, putc() may treat a stream argument with side effects incorrectly. In particular, putc(c,*f++) does
       not necessarily work correctly. Therefore, use of this function is not recommended in such situations; fputc() should be used instead.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       fputc(), the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <stdio.h>

COPYRIGHT

       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technol-
       ogy -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
       Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this version and  the  original  IEEE
       and  The  Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained
       online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .

IEEE
/The Open Group						       2003								  PUTC(3P)