p18

Write a C program to process random file of library data.

#include<stdio.h>
#include<string.h>

#define SIZE 1
#define NUMELEM 5

int main(void)
{
    FILE* fd = NULL;
    char buff[100];
    memset(buff,0,sizeof(buff));

    fd = fopen("test.txt","rw+");

    if(NULL == fd)
    {
        printf("\n fopen() Error!!!\n");
        return 1;
    }

    printf("\n File opened successfully through fopen()\n");

    if(SIZE*NUMELEM != fread(buff,SIZE,NUMELEM,fd))
    {
        printf("\n fread() failed\n");
        return 1;
    }

    printf("\n Some bytes successfully read through fread()\n");

    printf("\n The bytes read are [%s]\n",buff);

    if(0 != fseek(fd,11,SEEK_CUR))
    {
        printf("\n fseek() failed\n");
        return 1;
    }

    printf("\n fseek() successful\n");

    if(SIZE*NUMELEM != fwrite(buff,SIZE,strlen(buff),fd))
    {
        printf("\n fwrite() failed\n");
        return 1;
    }

    printf("\n fwrite() successful, data written to text file\n");

    fclose(fd);

    printf("\n File stream closed through fclose()\n");

    return 0;
}

The code above assumes that you have a test file “test.txt” placed in the same location from where this executable will be run.

Initially the content in file is :

$ cat test.txt
hello everybody

Now, run the code :

$ ./fileHandling 

 File opened successfully through fopen()

 Some bytes successfully read through fread()

 The bytes read are [hello]

 fseek() successful

 fwrite() successful, data written to text file

 File stream closed through fclose()

Again check the contents of the file test.txt. As you see below, the content of the file was modified.

$ cat test.txt
hello everybody
hello