read write file in c code example

Example 1: read files in c

#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
	FILE *in=fopen("name_of_file.txt","r");
	char c;
	while((c=fgetc(in))!=EOF)
		putchar(c);
	fclose(in);
	return 0;
}

Example 2: write in file in c

#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
	FILE *out=fopen("name_of_file.txt","w");
	fputs("Hello File",out);
	fclose(out);
	return 0;
}

Example 3: write a binary file c

FILE *write_ptr;

write_ptr = fopen("test.bin","wb");  // w for write, b for binary

fwrite(buffer,sizeof(buffer),1,write_ptr); // write 10 bytes from our buffer

Example 4: c open a file and write stuff

FILE *fopen( const char * filename, const char * mode );

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