[PATCH v2] fread.3: Explain that file position is moved after calling fread()/fwrite()

[PATCH v2] fread.3: Explain that file position is moved after calling fread()/fwrite()

[Arkadiusz Drabczyk]

Corresponding manpage on FreeBSD already contains that information.

Signed-off-by: Arkadiusz Drabczyk <arkadiusz@drabczyk.org>
---
 man3/fread.3 | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/man3/fread.3 b/man3/fread.3
index 2dd7be9..2dcca9b 100644
--- a/man3/fread.3
+++ b/man3/fread.3
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ is 1.
 If an error occurs, or the end of the file is reached,
 the return value is a short item count (or zero).
 .PP
+The file position indicator for the stream is advanced by the number
+of bytes successfully read or written.
+.PP
 .BR fread ()
 does not distinguish between end-of-file and error, and callers must use
 .BR feof (3)
-- 
2.9.0

Re: [PATCH v2] fread.3: Explain that file position is moved after calling fread()/fwrite()

[Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)]

Hello Arkadiusz

On 6/17/20 12:15 AM, Arkadiusz Drabczyk wrote:
> Corresponding manpage on FreeBSD already contains that information.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Arkadiusz Drabczyk <arkadiusz@drabczyk.org>

Thanks. Patch applied.

Cheers,

Michael

> ---
>  man3/fread.3 | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/man3/fread.3 b/man3/fread.3
> index 2dd7be9..2dcca9b 100644
> --- a/man3/fread.3
> +++ b/man3/fread.3
> @@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ is 1.
>  If an error occurs, or the end of the file is reached,
>  the return value is a short item count (or zero).
>  .PP
> +The file position indicator for the stream is advanced by the number
> +of bytes successfully read or written.
> +.PP
>  .BR fread ()
>  does not distinguish between end-of-file and error, and callers must use
>  .BR feof (3)
> 


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