EOF(3const) EOF(3const)
NAME
EOF - end of file or error indicator
LIBRARY
Standard C library (libc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdio.h>
#define EOF /* ... */
DESCRIPTION
EOF represents the end of an input file, or an error indication. It is
a negative value, of type int.
EOF is not a character (it can't be represented by unsigned char). It
is instead a sentinel value outside of the valid range for valid char-
acters.
CONFORMING TO
C99 and later; POSIX.1-2001 and later.
CAVEATS
Programs can't pass this value to an output function to "write" the end
of a file. That would likely result in undefined behavior. Instead,
closing the writing stream or file descriptor that refers to such file
is the way to signal the end of that file.
SEE ALSO
feof(3), fgetc(3)
Linux man-pages 6.03 2023-02-05 EOF(3const)
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