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
       fgetc(3)

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