getc(3)			    Library Functions Manual			 getc(3)

NAME
     getc - get character from stream

LIBRARY
     Standard C library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS
     #include <stdio.h>

     int getc(FILE *stream);

DESCRIPTION
     getc() is equivalent to fgetc(3), except for the BUGS (see below).

     Use fgetc(3) instead.

STANDARDS
     C23, POSIX.1-2024.

HISTORY
     POSIX.1-2001, C89.

BUGS
   Multiple evaluation
     It	 may  be  implemented  as  a macro, and it may evaluate stream more than
     once.

   Name
     The name is inconsistent.	It is often confused with  getchar(3),	as  nor-
     mally <stdio.h> functions without the "f" prefix in their name are variants
     that use stdin.

SEE ALSO
     fgetc(3)

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