- NAME
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putchar - Write character to STDOUT.
- SYNOPSIS
#include <stdio.h>
int putchar(int c);- DESCRIPTION
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Writes character to the current position in the standard output (stdout) and increases the file pointer to point to next character. This routine corresponds to: putc(character,stdout).
- PARAMETERS
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character - Character to be written. Although it is declared as int, the function converts it to unsigned char before it writes it.
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- RETURN VALUE
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The value returned is the written character. If an error occurs, EOF is returned. Note that when you work with binary files EOF is a valid character and you must use ferror() function to check if it has been an error.
- SEE ALSO
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putc, fputc, getchar
- EXAMPLE
link:src/putchar.c[role=include]- OUTPUT
$ gcc -Wall putchar.c $ ./a.out ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ