Re: fgets() equivalent?

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Pops <dude@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

fgets() is standard in C file I/O.

The only issue you need to pay attention too, is RAW (binary) vs COOK
mode. It will relate t he EOL (end of line) definitions of MS-DOS
(<CRL><LR>) vs Unix (<LF>). Depending on your application that may or
may no pertain.

This is a handy definition, but it is NOT CORRECT. Cooked mode in a Unix
terminal program means "line at a time". The program cannot read anything
until the user has pressed Return or Enter. Raw mode means "character at a
time". Each keypress is returned to the program as soon as it is
transmitted.

The raw vs cooked distinction in Unix is VERY different from the binary vs
text distinction in MS-DOS. As others have tried to point out, raw vs
cooked mode in Unix applies ONLY to terminals. It has no meaning for text
files.
--
Tim Roberts, timr@xxxxxxxxx
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.
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