<refentry id="getc">
<refnamediv>
<refname>Getc</refname>
<refname>Getchar</refname>
<refname>Getw</refname>
<refpurpose>return next character to be read from a file</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>

<refsynopsisdiv>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcsynopsisinfo>
#include &lt;stdio.h&gt;
</funcsynopsisinfo>

<funcprototype>
  <funcdef>int <function>getc</function></funcdef>
  <paramdef>FILE *<parameter>fp</parameter></paramdef>
</funcprototype>
<funcprototype>
  <funcdef>int <function>getchar</function></funcdef>
  <void>
</funcprototype>
<funcprototype>
  <funcdef>int <function>getw</function></funcdef>
  <paramdef>FILE *<parameter>fp</parameter></paramdef>
</funcprototype>
</funcsynopsis>

</refsynopsisdiv>

<refsect1><title>Description</title>
<para>
Placeholder
</para>
</refsect1>

<refsect1><title>Diagnostics</title>
<para>
EOF(-1) is returned for end of file or error.
</para>
</refsect1>

<refsect1><title>See Also</title>
<para>
<link linkend="putc">Putc()</link>,
<link linkend="fread">fread()</link>,
<link linkend="fopen">fopen()</link>,
<link linkend="gets">gets()</link>,
<link linkend="ungetc">ungetc()</link>
</para>
</refsect1>

</refentry>