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41 .Nd get a line from a stream
47 .Fn fgetln "FILE *stream" "size_t *len"
52 returns a pointer to the next line from the stream referenced by
56 a C string as it does not end with a terminating
59 The length of the line, including the final newline,
60 is stored in the memory location to which
63 (Note, however, that if the line is the last
64 in a file that does not end in a newline,
65 the returned text will not contain a newline.)
67 Upon successful completion a pointer is returned;
68 this pointer becomes invalid after the next
72 (whether successful or not)
73 or as soon as the stream is closed.
80 does not distinguish between end-of-file and error; the routines
85 to determine which occurred.
86 If an error occurs, the global variable
88 is set to indicate the error.
89 The end-of-file condition is remembered, even on a terminal, and all
90 subsequent attempts to read will return
92 until the condition is
96 The text to which the returned pointer points may be modified,
97 provided that no changes are made beyond the returned size.
98 These changes are lost as soon as the pointer becomes invalid.
104 is not a stream open for reading.
110 may also fail and set
112 for any of the errors specified for the routines
127 function first appeared in