File Operations and Input Parsing in C

These flashcards cover key concepts related to file operations, input parsing, and specific functions in the C programming language as discussed in the lecture.

FILE*

A pointer to a FILE structure that allows programs to read and write to files.

fprintf()

The function used to write a sequence of characters to a file.

fscanf()

The function used to read a sequence of characters from a file.

stdin

A predefined FILE* that is pre-associated with a system's standard input, usually the keyboard.

stdout

A predefined FILE* that is pre-associated with a system's standard output, usually the computer screen.

Input parsing

The process of analyzing a string or text into logical syntactic components.

scanf()

A function used to read formatted input from the standard input.

sscanf()

A function used to read formatted input from a string rather than from standard input.

Format specifiers

Special characters within the format string of scanf() that define how input is read.

Buffer

A temporary storage area that holds data before it is processed.