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-.TH FPUTWS 3 1999-07-25 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH FPUTWS 3 2019-03-06 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
fputws \- write a wide-character string to a FILE stream
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include <wchar.h>
-.sp
+.PP
.BI "int fputws(const wchar_t *" ws ", FILE *" stream );
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.BR fputs (3)
function.
It writes the wide-character string starting at \fIws\fP, up to but
-not including the terminating L'\\0' character, to \fIstream\fP.
+not including the terminating null wide character (L\(aq\e0\(aq), to \fIstream\fP.
.PP
-For a non-locking counterpart, see
+For a nonlocking counterpart, see
.BR unlocked_stdio (3).
-.SH "RETURN VALUE"
+.SH RETURN VALUE
The
.BR fputws ()
-function returns a
-non-negative integer if the operation was
+function returns a
+nonnegative integer if the operation was
successful, or \-1 to indicate an error.
-.SH "CONFORMING TO"
-C99, POSIX.1-2001.
+.SH ATTRIBUTES
+For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
+.BR attributes (7).
+.TS
+allbox;
+lb lb lb
+l l l.
+Interface Attribute Value
+T{
+.BR fputws ()
+T} Thread safety MT-Safe
+.TE
+.sp 1
+.SH CONFORMING TO
+POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C99.
.SH NOTES
-The behaviour of
+The behavior of
.BR fputws ()
-depends on the LC_CTYPE category of the
+depends on the
+.B LC_CTYPE
+category of the
current locale.
.PP
In the absence of additional information passed to the
.BR fputws ()
will actually write the multibyte
string corresponding to the wide-character string \fIws\fP.
-.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.SH SEE ALSO
.BR fputwc (3),
.BR unlocked_stdio (3)