File handling in C is Easy, but needs fucss
<stdlib.h>
first thing:
fopen (file_name, mode); to open a file or create it if not existing.
fclose(pointer_to_file);
remove(file_name);
rename(old_file_name, new_file_name);
Reading:
fread(buffer, sizeof, coun, *file pointer);
fgetc(File_pointer)
fgets(buffer, sizeof , file_pointer/stdin(for diret input from user) )
fprintf(buffer, file_pointer)
Writing:
fwrite(buffer, sizeof, count, file_pointer);
fputc(buffer, File_pointer)
fputs(buffer, file_pointer)
others:
ftell(File_pointer)
fseek(File_pointer , NUMBER OF BYTIES TO OFFSET USUALLY (0) , SEEK_SET /
SEEK_CUR / SEEK_END)
rewind(File_pointer)
EORROR:
feof(File_pointer)
ferror(File_ptr)
clearerr(file_ptr)
Modes:
r for reading text files
rb for binary files (images, videos , audios ...)
w for writing files
wb for writing binary files
r+ reading and writing
w+ readin gand writing
a for appending
a+ for reading writing and appending
return values:
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method success fail
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fopen() file NULL
fclose() 0 EOF(-1)
remove() 0 NONE_zero_value(usually -1)
rename() 0 usually (-1)
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fread() Num_of_successfly elements read
fgetc() char EOF (End Of File)
fgets() str NULL
fscanf() number_of.... EOF
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fwrite() num_element_sucessfully written
fputc() int_value_of_char EOF
fputs() NON_ngeatvie_number EOF
fprintf() total_num_of_written_chars negative_num
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fseek() 0 none_zero_value
ftell() current_value(long int) -1(long int)
rewind() Does Not Return anything (void)
feof() none_zero integer 0
ferror() none_zero integer 0
clearerr() Void
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usually you need a buffer to store the data temporrarly until you print it or
insert it into a file
You can use malloc and free to assign a memorry to your buffer
example:
char *buffer = malloc(sizeof(char)*100);
free(buffer);
If you want to copy files such as (images, videos, audios....)
use rb and wb
Example:
FILE *org = fopen("ali.jpg","rb");
FILE *copy = fopen("copy.jpg","wb");
char buffer[1024];
size_t bytes;
while((bytes = fread(buffer, 1, sizeof(buffer),org)) > 0)
{
fwrite(buffer , 1, bytes, dest);
printf("image copied successfully!\n");
fclose(org);
fclose(copy);
##>>fseek(*f, offset, SEEK_SET/SEEK_CUR/SEEK_END);
You can go to any place in the file using this function
if you want to check the first char:
fseek(*f, 0, SEEK_SET); >>> 0
fseek(*f, 2, SEEK_SET); >>> 2
fseek(*f, 1 , SEEK_CUR); >>> 3 (because the current is 2 and I offset
it by 1 )
fseek(*f, 0, SEEK_CUR); >>> the number of LAST byte in the file
for example:
t.txt = 70 bytes
fseek(*f, 0, SEEK_END)>>> 69 BECAUSE IT STARTS FROM ZERO
