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26 .TH PUTS 3 2018-04-30 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
28 fputc, fputs, putc, putchar, puts \- output of characters and strings
33 .BI "int fputc(int " c ", FILE *" stream );
35 .BI "int fputs(const char *" "s" ", FILE *" "stream" );
37 .BI "int putc(int " c ", FILE *" stream );
39 .BI "int putchar(int " c );
41 .BI "int puts(const char *" "s" );
57 without its terminating null byte (\(aq\e0\(aq).
62 except that it may be implemented as a macro which evaluates
68 .BI "putc(" c ", " stdout ) \fR.
73 and a trailing newline
77 Calls to the functions described here can be mixed with each other and with
78 calls to other output functions from the
80 library for the same output stream.
82 For nonlocking counterparts, see
83 .BR unlocked_stdio (3).
89 return the character written as an
100 return a nonnegative number on success, or
104 For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
110 Interface Attribute Value
117 T} Thread safety MT-Safe
120 POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C89, C99.
122 It is not advisable to mix calls to output functions from the
124 library with low-level calls to
126 for the file descriptor associated with the same output stream; the results
127 will be undefined and very probably not what you want.
139 .BR unlocked_stdio (3)