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| From | Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line |
| Date | 2015-08-30 15:17 -0700 |
| Organization | None to speak of |
| Message-ID | <lnpp24to89.fsf@kst-u.example.com> (permalink) |
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Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> writes:
[...]
> Standard fopen is supposed to be OS agnostic. On Windows, the default
> mode of fopen() is "text mode", equivalent to FILE *fp =
> fopen("newfile.txt", "t"); therefore fopen("somefile", "w") as you
> wrote in your example and your source is portable and "\n" will be
> handled correctly for Windows and Linux. Windows will accept the line
> ending and output "\r\n" to the file itself, Linux will write "\n".
>
> The text file itself will NOT be portable across Linux and Windows
> since the files contain different line endings. The Linux-generated
> text file won't be line wrapped when displayed on typical (dumb)
> Windows apps like Notepad and the Windows-generated text file will be
> double-spaced on Linux editors although newer editors on both
> platforms are getting better at handling this mess.
Text files with "\r\n" line endings are not typically double-spaced when
viewed on Linux. The '\r' character usually just causes the cursor to
move to the beginning of the current line. For example, if you "cat" a
Windows text file, it will usually display normally.
> The "t" mode is non-standard. On Linux, a file is opened in text mode
> by default unless it's opened with the "b" flag.
In Linux, fopen(..., "w") opens a file in text mode, as required by the
C standard.
In Windows, fopen(..., "w") opens a file in text mode, as required by
the C standard.
Which makes me wonder what the non-standard Windows-specific "t" is for.
According to <https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/yeby3zcb.aspx>,
"t" specifies text mode. Windows lets you change the default mode to
binary by assigning a value to _fmode or by calling _set_fmode().
Apparently somebody at Microsoft thought that would be a good idea.
--
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
Working, but not speaking, for JetHead Development, Inc.
"We must do something. This is something. Therefore, we must do this."
-- Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, "Yes Minister"
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fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Dale <dale@dalekelly.org> - 2015-08-28 23:08 -0400
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2015-08-28 21:25 -0600
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Dale <dale@dalekelly.org> - 2015-08-28 23:56 -0400
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-08-28 23:34 -0400
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Dale <dale@dalekelly.org> - 2015-08-29 00:02 -0400
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Johann Klammer <klammerj@NOSPAM.a1.net> - 2015-08-29 06:51 +0200
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-08-29 07:30 +0000
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-08-29 01:23 -0700
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-08-29 11:22 -0400
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-08-29 16:59 +0000
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-08-30 11:40 -0700
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-08-30 15:17 -0700
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-08-30 16:21 -0700
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-08-30 19:45 -0400
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-08-29 14:51 +0100
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Ayan <selfjam@gmail.com> - 2015-08-29 10:24 -0400
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-08-29 11:27 -0400
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Ayan <selfjam@gmail.com> - 2015-08-29 14:31 -0400
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-08-29 13:31 -0700
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-08-29 16:03 +0100
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Ike Naar <ike@iceland.freeshell.org> - 2015-08-29 16:50 +0000
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Ike Naar <ike@iceland.freeshell.org> - 2015-08-29 17:05 +0000
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-08-29 19:39 +0100
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-08-29 14:05 -0700
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Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-08-29 15:59 -0700
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-08-30 00:31 +0100
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-08-30 10:25 +0100
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-08-30 13:22 +0100
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-08-31 03:18 -0700
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-08-31 11:58 +0100
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-08-31 13:38 +0100
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-09-04 04:18 +0000
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-09-04 05:09 -0500
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-09-04 05:19 -0500
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-09-04 16:33 +0000
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-08-30 02:17 +0100
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-08-29 23:43 -0700
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-08-30 11:47 -0700
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-08-30 13:18 -0700
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-08-30 16:04 -0700
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Ike Naar <ike@iceland.freeshell.org> - 2015-08-30 07:20 +0000
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-09-06 15:17 -0700
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-09-06 16:36 -0700
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-09-07 23:19 -0700
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-09-08 02:50 -0700
Re: fprintf with /r/n outputs only one line Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-08-30 02:14 +0100
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