0x280. Building on Basics

Once you understand the basic concepts of C programming, the rest is pretty easy. The bulk of the power of C comes from using other functions. In fact, if the functions were removed from any of the preceding programs, all that would remain are very basic statements.

0x281. File Access

There are two primary ways to access files in C: file descriptors and filestreams. File descriptors use a set of low-level I/O functions, and filestreams are a higher-level form of buffered I/O that is built on the lower-level functions. Some consider the filestream functions easier to program with; however, file descriptors are more direct. In this book, the focus will be on the low-level I/O functions that use file descriptors.