| getc(3) | Library Functions Manual | getc(3) |
NAME
getc - get character from stream
LIBRARY
Standard C library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdio.h>
int getc(FILE *stream);
DESCRIPTION
getc() is equivalent to fgetc(3), except for the BUGS (see below).
Use fgetc(3) instead.
STANDARDS
C23, POSIX.1-2024.
HISTORY
POSIX.1-2001, C89.
BUGS
Multiple evaluation
It may be implemented as a macro, and it may evaluate stream more than once.
Name
The name is inconsistent. It is often confused with getchar(3), as normally <stdio.h> functions without the "f" prefix in their name are variants that use stdin.
SEE ALSO
| 2025-10-10 | Linux man-pages 6.16 |