Re: open vs fopen?

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From: danlynes
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 06:53

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In <4fbfno$7f@noc.tor.hookup.net>, Rajendra_Singh@msn.com (Rajendra Singh) writes:

>That's incorrect.  fopen() is used for buffered I/O!  open() is not a
>UNIX specific function nor is it non-ANSI!

I'm afraid you're sadly mistaken.  open() is not ANSI.  It is a POSIX 1003.1
compliant function.  However, you are correct in stating that fopen()
provides for buffered file i/o.

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Subject: Re: open vs fopen?
Date: 16 Feb 1996 06:53:52 GMT
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