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.TH "al_fread" "3" "" "Allegro reference manual"
.SH NAME
al_fread \- Allegro 5 API
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IP
.EX
#include \f[B]<allegro5/allegro.h>\f[R]

size_t al_fread(ALLEGRO_FILE *f, void *ptr, size_t size)
.EE
.SH DESCRIPTION
Read `size' bytes into the buffer pointed to by `ptr', from the given
file.
.PP
Returns the number of bytes actually read.
If an error occurs, or the end\-of\-file is reached, the return value is
a short byte count (or zero).
.PP
al_fread() does not distinguish between EOF and other errors.
Use al_feof(3) and al_ferror(3) to determine which occurred.
.SH SEE ALSO
al_fgetc(3), al_fread16be(3), al_fread16le(3), al_fread32be(3),
al_fread32le(3)