FREAD(3) Linux Programmer's Manual FREAD(3)
NAME
fread, fwrite - binary stream input/output
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdio.h>
size_t fread(void *ptr, size_t size, size_t nmemb, FILE *stream);
size_t fwrite(const void *ptr, size_t size, size_t nmemb,
FILE *stream);
DESCRIPTION
The function fread() reads nmemb elements of data, each size bytes long, from the
stream pointed to by stream, storing them at the location given by ptr.
The function fwrite() writes nmemb elements of data, each size bytes long, to the
stream pointed to by stream, obtaining them from the location given by ptr.
For nonlocking counterparts, see unlocked_stdio(3).
RETURN VALUE
On success, fread() and fwrite() return the number of items read or written.
This number equals the number of bytes transferred only when size is 1. If an
error occ