Handling Files in C

This section describes the use of C's input / output facilities for reading and writing files. There is also a brief description of string handling functions here.

The functions are all variants on the forms of input / output which were introduced in the previous section.

• UNIX File Redirection
• C File Handling - File Pointers
  • Opening a file pointer using fopen
  • Standard file pointers in UNIX
  • Closing a file using fclose
• Input and Output using file pointers
  • Character Input and Output with Files
  • Formatted Input Output with File Pointers
  • Formatted Input Output with Strings
  • Whole Line Input and Output using File Pointers
• Special Characters
  • NULL, The Null Pointer or Character
  • EOF, The End of File Marker
• Other String Handling Functions
• Conclusion