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NAME

       getchar - get a byte from a stdin stream

SYNOPSIS

       #include <stdio.h>

       int getchar(void);

DESCRIPTION

       The getchar() function shall be equivalent to getc(stdin).

RETURN VALUE

       Refer to fgetc() .

ERRORS

       Refer to fgetc() .

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       If the integer value returned by getchar() is stored into a variable of
       type char and then compared  against  the  integer  constant  EOF,  the
       comparison  may  never succeed, because sign-extension of a variable of
       type char on widening to integer is implementation-defined.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       getc() , 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 .