NAME

       ferror - test error indicator on a stream

SYNOPSIS

       #include <stdio.h>

       int ferror(FILE *stream);

DESCRIPTION

       The ferror() function shall test the error indicator for the stream pointed to by stream.

RETURN VALUE

       The  ferror() function shall return non-zero if and only if the error indicator is set for
       stream.

ERRORS

       No errors are defined.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       None.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       clearerr() , feof() , fopen() ,  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 .