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NAME

       putc - put a byte on a stream

SYNOPSIS

       #include <stdio.h>

       int putc(int c, FILE *stream);

DESCRIPTION

       The  putc()  function shall be equivalent to fputc(), except that if it
       is implemented as a macro it may evaluate stream more than once, so the
       argument should never be an expression with side effects.

RETURN VALUE

       Refer to fputc() .

ERRORS

       Refer to fputc() .

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       Since  it  may  be  implemented  as  a macro, putc() may treat a stream
       argument with side effects  incorrectly.  In  particular,  putc(c,*f++)
       does not necessarily work correctly. Therefore, use of this function is
       not recommended in such situations; fputc() should be used instead.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       fputc()  ,  the  Base  Definitions  volume   of   IEEE Std 1003.1-2001,
       <stdio.h>

COPYRIGHT

       Portions  of  this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
       --  Portable  Operating  System  Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
       Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003  by  the  Institute  of
       Electrical  and  Electronics  Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
       The  Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
       is the referee document. The original Standard can be  obtained  online
       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .