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File Handling in C - Short Notes

1. Introduction to File Handling

- File handling in C is used to store data permanently on a storage device.

- Types of files: Text files and Binary files.

2. File Operations

- Opening a File (fopen):

Syntax: FILE *fptr = fopen('filename', 'mode');

Modes: r, w, a, r+, w+, a+.

- Closing a File (fclose):

Syntax: fclose(fptr);

Frees the memory and ensures changes are saved.

3. File I/O Functions

- Reading from a File:

fgetc(), fgets(), fscanf().

- Writing to a File:

fputc(), fputs(), fprintf().

- Binary I/O:

fread(), fwrite().

4. Error Handling in Files

- Functions like feof(), ferror() are used for error detection.

5. File Pointers

- A pointer of type FILE* is used for handling files.


6. Example Program (Reading and Writing to a Text File):

#include <stdio.h>

int main() {

FILE *fptr;

char filename[] = 'example.txt';

fptr = fopen(filename, 'w');

if (fptr == NULL) {

printf('Error in opening file!');

return 1;

fprintf(fptr, 'Writing to a file.\n');

fclose(fptr);

return 0;

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