NAME

       FILE - input/output stream

LIBRARY

       Standard C library (libc)

SYNOPSIS

       #include <stdio.h>

       typedef /* ... */  FILE;

DESCRIPTION

       An object type used for streams.

STANDARDS

       C11, POSIX.1-2008.

HISTORY

       C89, POSIX.1-2001.

NOTES

       The following header also provides this type: <wchar.h>.

SEE ALSO

       fclose(3), flockfile(3), fopen(3), fprintf(3), fread(3), fscanf(3), stdin(3), stdio(3)