GETDELIM(3) NEWLIB GETDELIM(3)NAME
4.36 `getdelim'--read a line up to a specified line delimiter
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdio.h>
int getdelim(char **BUFPTR, size_t *N,
int DELIM, FILE *FP);
DESCRIPTION
`getdelim' reads a file FP up to and possibly including a specified
delimiter DELIM. The line is read into a buffer pointed to by BUFPTR
and designated with size *N. If the buffer is not large enough, it
will be dynamically grown by `getdelim'. As the buffer is grown, the
pointer to the size N will be updated.
RETURNS
`getdelim' returns `-1' if no characters were successfully read; other‐
wise, it returns the number of bytes successfully read. At end of
file, the result is nonzero.
PORTABILITY
`getdelim' is a glibc extension.
No supporting OS subroutines are directly required.
SEE ALSOgetdelim is part of the library. The full documentation for is main‐
tained as a Texinfo manual. If info and are properly installed at your
site, the command
info
will give you access to the complete manual.
NEWLIB April 2010 GETDELIM(3)
