BIO_s_file(3)

     BIO_s_file(3)          0.9.6h (2000-09-18)          BIO_s_file(3)

     NAME
          BIO_s_file, BIO_new_file, BIO_new_fp, BIO_set_fp,
          BIO_get_fp, BIO_read_filename, BIO_write_filename,
          BIO_append_filename, BIO_rw_filename - FILE bio

     SYNOPSIS
           #include <openssl/bio.h>

           BIO_METHOD *   BIO_s_file(void);
           BIO *BIO_new_file(const char *filename, const char *mode);
           BIO *BIO_new_fp(FILE *stream, int flags);

           BIO_set_fp(BIO *b,FILE *fp, int flags);
           BIO_get_fp(BIO *b,FILE **fpp);

           int BIO_read_filename(BIO *b, char *name)
           int BIO_write_filename(BIO *b, char *name)
           int BIO_append_filename(BIO *b, char *name)
           int BIO_rw_filename(BIO *b, char *name)

     DESCRIPTION
          BIO_s_file() returns the BIO file method. As its name
          implies it is a wrapper round the stdio FILE structure and
          it is a source/sink BIO.

          Calls to BIO_read() and BIO_write() read and write data to
          the underlying stream. BIO_gets() and BIO_puts() are
          supported on file BIOs.

          BIO_flush() on a file BIO calls the fflush() function on the
          wrapped stream.

          BIO_reset() attempts to change the file pointer to the start
          of file using fseek(stream, 0, 0).

          BIO_seek() sets the file pointer to position ofs from start
          of file using fseek(stream, ofs, 0).

          BIO_eof() calls feof().

          Setting the BIO_CLOSE flag calls fclose() on the stream when
          the BIO is freed.

          BIO_new_file() creates a new file BIO with mode mode the
          meaning of mode is the same as the stdio function fopen().
          The BIO_CLOSE flag is set on the returned BIO.

          BIO_new_fp() creates a file BIO wrapping stream. Flags can
          be: BIO_CLOSE, BIO_NOCLOSE (the close flag) BIO_FP_TEXT
          (sets the underlying stream to text mode, default is binary:
          this only has any effect under Win32).

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          BIO_set_fp() set the fp of a file BIO to fp. flags has the
          same meaning as in BIO_new_fp(), it is a macro.

          BIO_get_fp() retrieves the fp of a file BIO, it is a macro.

          BIO_seek() is a macro that sets the position pointer to
          offset bytes from the start of file.

          BIO_tell() returns the value of the position pointer.

          BIO_read_filename(), BIO_write_filename(),
          BIO_append_filename() and BIO_rw_filename() set the file BIO
          b to use file name for reading, writing, append or read
          write respectively.

     NOTES
          When wrapping stdout, stdin or stderr the underlying stream
          should not normally be closed so the BIO_NOCLOSE flag should
          be set.

          Because the file BIO calls the underlying stdio functions
          any quirks in stdio behaviour will be mirrored by the
          corresponding BIO.

     EXAMPLES
          File BIO "hello world":

           BIO *bio_out;
           bio_out = BIO_new_fp(stdout, BIO_NOCLOSE);
           BIO_printf(bio_out, "Hello World\n");

          Alternative technique:

           BIO *bio_out;
           bio_out = BIO_new(BIO_s_file());
           if(bio_out == NULL) /* Error ... */
           if(!BIO_set_fp(bio_out, stdout, BIO_NOCLOSE)) /* Error ... */
           BIO_printf(bio_out, "Hello World\n");

          Write to a file:

           BIO *out;
           out = BIO_new_file("filename.txt", "w");
           if(!out) /* Error occurred */
           BIO_printf(out, "Hello World\n");
           BIO_free(out);

          Alternative technique:

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           BIO *out;
           out = BIO_new(BIO_s_file());
           if(out == NULL) /* Error ... */
           if(!BIO_write_filename(out, "filename.txt")) /* Error ... */
           BIO_printf(out, "Hello World\n");
           BIO_free(out);

     RETURN VALUES
          BIO_s_file() returns the file BIO method.

          BIO_new_file() and BIO_new_fp() return a file BIO or NULL if
          an error occurred.

          BIO_set_fp() and BIO_get_fp() return 1 for success or 0 for
          failure (although the current implementation never return
          0).

          BIO_seek() returns the same value as the underlying fseek()
          function: 0 for success or -1 for failure.

          BIO_tell() returns the current file position.

          BIO_read_filename(), BIO_write_filename(),
          BIO_append_filename() and BIO_rw_filename() return 1 for
          success or 0 for failure.

     BUGS
          BIO_reset() and BIO_seek() are implemented using fseek() on
          the underlying stream. The return value for fseek() is 0 for
          success or -1 if an error occurred this differs from other
          types of BIO which will typically return 1 for success and a
          non positive value if an error occurred.

     SEE ALSO
          BIO_seek(3), BIO_tell(3), BIO_reset(3), BIO_flush(3),
          BIO_read(3), BIO_write(3), BIO_puts(3), BIO_gets(3),
          BIO_printf(3), BIO_set_close(3), BIO_get_close(3)

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