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NAME

       puts - put a string on standard output

SYNOPSIS

       #include <stdio.h>

       int puts(const char *s);

DESCRIPTION

       The puts() function shall write the string pointed to by s, followed by
       a <newline>, to the standard output stream stdout. The terminating null
       byte shall not be written.

       The st_ctime and st_mtime fields of the file shall be marked for update
       between the successful execution of  puts()  and  the  next  successful
       completion  of  a  call to fflush() or fclose() on the same stream or a
       call to exit() or abort().

RETURN VALUE

       Upon successful completion, puts() shall return a non-negative  number.
       Otherwise,  it  shall  return EOF, shall set an error indicator for the
       stream,    and errno shall be set to indicate the error.

ERRORS

       Refer to fputc() .

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

   Printing to Standard Output
       The following example gets the current time, converts it  to  a  string
       using localtime() and asctime(), and prints it to standard output using
       puts(). It then prints the number of minutes to an event for  which  it
       is waiting.

              #include <time.h>
              #include <stdio.h>
              ...
              time_t now;
              int minutes_to_event;
              ...
              time(&now);
              printf("The time is ");
              puts(asctime(localtime(&now)));
              printf("There are %d minutes to the event.\n",
                  minutes_to_event);
              ...

APPLICATION USAGE

       The puts() function appends a <newline>, while fputs() does not.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       fopen()   ,   fputs()  ,  putc()  ,  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 .