setbuf
---specify full buffering for a file or stream#include <stdio.h> void setbuf(FILE *fp, char *buf);Description
setbuf
specifies that output to the file or stream identified by fp
should be fully buffered. All output for this file will go to a
buffer (of size BUFSIZ
, specified in `stdio.h
'). Output will
be passed on to the host system only when the buffer is full, or when
an input operation intervenes.
You may, if you wish, supply your own buffer by passing a pointer to
it as the argument buf. It must have size BUFSIZ
. You can
also use NULL
as the value of buf, to signal that the
setbuf
function is to allocate the buffer.
Warnings
You may only use setbuf
before performing any file operation other
than opening the file.
If you supply a non-null buf, you must ensure that the associated storage continues to be available until you close the stream identified by fp.
Returns
setbuf
does not return a result.
Portability
Both ANSI C and the System V Interface Definition (Issue 2) require
setbuf
. However, they differ on the meaning of a NULL
buffer
pointer: the SVID issue 2 specification says that a NULL
buffer
pointer requests unbuffered output. For maximum portability, avoid
NULL
buffer pointers.
Supporting OS subroutines required: close
, fstat
, isatty
,
lseek
, read
, sbrk
, write
.