ferror(3C) ferror(3C)
NAME
ferror, feof, clearerr, fileno - stream status inquiries
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdio.h>
int ferror(FILE *stream);
int feof(FILE *stream);
void clearerr(FILE *stream);
int fileno(FILE *stream);
The ferror() function returns a non-zero value when an error has previously occurred reading from or writing to the named stream (see
intro(3)). It returns 0 otherwise.
The feof() function returns a non-zero value when EOF has previously been detected reading the named input stream. It returns 0 otherwise.
The clearerr() function resets the error indicator and EOF indicator to 0 on the named stream.
The fileno() function returns the integer file descriptor associated with the named stream; see open(2).
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Standard |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|MT-Level |MT-Safe |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
open(2), intro(3), fopen(3C), stdio(3C), attributes(5), standards(5)
17 Feb 2005 ferror(3C)
