setbuf

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FILE
fpos_t

stdinstdoutstderr

Functions

File access

fopenfopen_s (哋它亢11)
freopenfreopen_s (哋它亢11)
fwide (哋它亢95)

setbuf
setvbuf
fclose
fflush

Direct input/output

fread

fwrite

Unformatted input/output

fgetc
fgets
fputc
fputs
getchar
getsgets_s (until 哋它亢11)(哋它亢11)
putchar
puts
ungetc

fgetwcgetwc (哋它亢95)(哋它亢95)
fgetws (哋它亢95)
fputwcputwc (哋它亢95)(哋它亢95)
fputws (哋它亢95)
getwchar (哋它亢95)
putwchar (哋它亢95)
ungetwc (哋它亢95)

Formatted input

scanffscanfsscanfscanf_sfscanf_ssscanf_s (哋它亢11)(哋它亢11)(哋它亢11)
wscanffwscanfswscanfwscanf_sfwscanf_sswscanf_s (哋它亢95)(哋它亢95)(哋它亢95)(哋它亢11)(哋它亢11)(哋它亢11)

vscanfvfscanfvsscanfvscanf_svfscanf_svsscanf_s (哋它亢99)(哋它亢99)(哋它亢99)(哋它亢11)(哋它亢11)(哋它亢11)
vwscanfvfwscanfvswscanfvwscanf_svfwscanf_svswscanf_s (哋它亢99)(哋它亢99)(哋它亢99)(哋它亢11)(哋它亢11)(哋它亢11)

Formatted output

printffprintfsprintfsnprintfprintf_sfprintf_ssprintf_ssnprintf_s (哋它亢99)(哋它亢11)(哋它亢11)(哋它亢11)(哋它亢11)
wprintffwprintfswprintfwprintf_sfwprintf_sswprintf_ssnwprintf_s (哋它亢95)(哋它亢95)(哋它亢95)(哋它亢11)(哋它亢11)(哋它亢11)(哋它亢11)

vprintfvfprintfvsprintfvsnprintfvprintf_svfprintf_svsprintf_svsnprintf_s (哋它亢99)(哋它亢11)(哋它亢11)(哋它亢11)(哋它亢11)
vwprintfvfwprintfvswprintfvwprintf_svfwprintf_svswprintf_svsnwprintf_s (哋它亢95)(哋它亢95)(哋它亢95)(哋它亢11)(哋它亢11)(哋它亢11)(哋它亢11)

File positioning

Error handling

Operations on files

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Defined in header `<stdio.h>`
void setbuf( FILE stream, char buffer );		(until 哋它亢99)
void setbuf( FILE restrict stream, char restrict buffer );		(since 哋它亢99)
#define BUFSIZ /unspecified/

Sets the internal buffer to use for stream operations. It should be at least BUFSIZ characters long.

If buffer is not null, equivalent to setvbuf(stream, buffer, _IOFBF, BUFSIZ).

If buffer is null, equivalent to setvbuf(stream, NULL, _IONBF, 0), which turns off buffering.

Parameters

stream	-	the file stream to set the buffer to
buffer	-	pointer to a buffer for the stream to use. If a null pointer is supplied, the buffering is turned off

Return value

None.

Notes

If BUFSIZ is not the appropriate buffer size, setvbuf can be used to change it.

setvbuf should also be used to detect errors, since setbuf does not indicate success or failure.

This function may only be used after stream has been associated with an open file, but before any other operation (other than a failed call to setbuf/setvbuf).

A common error is setting the buffer of stdin or stdout to an array whose lifetime ends before the program terminates:

int main(void) {
    char buf[BUFSIZ];
    setbuf(stdin, buf);
} // lifetime of buf ends, undefined behavior

Example

setbuf may be used to disable buffering on streams that require immediate output.

Run this code

#include <stdio.h>
#include <threads.h>
 
int main(void)
{
    setbuf(stdout, NULL); // unbuffered stdout
    putchar('a'); // 'a' appears immediately if stdout is unbuffered
    thrd_sleep(&(struct timespec){.tv_sec=1}, NULL); // sleep 1 sec
    putchar('b'); 
}

Output:

ab

References

哋它亢17 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:2018):

7.21.5.5 The setbuf function (p: 225)

哋它亢11 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:2011):

7.21.5.5 The setbuf function (p: 307-308)

哋它亢99 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:1999):

7.19.5.5 The setbuf function (p: 273)

哋它亢89/C90 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:1990):

4.9.5.5 The setbuf function

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