FPUTS(3)

FPUTS(3) | Library Functions Manual | FPUTS(3)

# NAME

`fputs`, `puts` —
output a line to a stream

# LIBRARY

Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

# SYNOPSIS

`#include <stdio.h>`

int
`fputs`(const char * restrict str, FILE * restrict stream);

int
`puts`(const char *str);

# DESCRIPTION

The function `fputs`() writes the string pointed to by str to the stream pointed to by stream.

The function `puts`() writes the string str, and a terminating newline character, to the stream stdout.

# RETURN VALUES

The functions `fputs`() and `puts`() return a nonnegative integer on success and `EOF` on error.

# ERRORS

[`EBADF`]
  The stream supplied is not a writable stream.

The functions `fputs`() and `puts`() may also fail and set errno for any of the errors specified for the routine write(2).

# SEE ALSO

write(2), ferror(3), putc(3), stdio(3)

# STANDARDS

The functions `fputs`() and `puts`() conform to ANSI X3.159-1989 (“ANSI C89”).

July 30, 2017 | NetBSD 9.4