#include <stdio.h>
#include <windows.h>
int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
DWORD bytes_read;
char buffer[65536];
LPSTR str;
ReadFile(GetStdHandle(STD_INPUT_HANDLE), buffer, 65536, &bytes_read, NULL);
str = malloc(bytes_read);
memcpy(str, buffer, bytes_read);
FILE *f = fopen("file.txt", "w");
fprintf(f, "stdin: %s", str);
fprintf(f, "hardcoded: %s\n", "á");
fclose(f);
return 0;
}
when run in powershell via echo á|.\Program.exe, content of file.txt is:
stdin: ?
ýýýýhardcoded: á
I'm interested in replacing question mark with proper character retrieved from stdin
Stdin is apparently using CP437 charset. Reloading file with this encoding shows correct character
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Is there a way to redirect output of a command line which returns integer as an output to a variable in C?
for example, if the command is "cmd", then is there a way to redirect its output (an integer) and store it in variable in C?
I tried using popen and fgets but it seems to be working only with characters. Any suggestions?
It works perfectly fine with popen and fgets:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
int
main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
const char *cmd = argc > 1 ? argv[1] : "echo 42";
char buf[32];
FILE *fp = popen(cmd, "r");
if( fp == NULL ){
perror("popen");
return 1;
}
if( fgets(buf, sizeof buf, fp) == buf ){
int v = strtol(buf, NULL, 10);
printf("read: %d\n", v);
}
return 0;
}
If you want to convert a character string from the standard input, you could use fgets and then use atoi to convert the input to an integer.
If you want to convert the output of a command, let's say ls and store the output of the command to a variable, you could learn about fork, dup2, pipe, and exec function family.
More about this topic on this tutorial : Capture the output of a child in C. This tutorial also provide an example with popen if you want to keep things "high level".
Here is an even simpler example using popen() and fscanf():
#include <errno.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
FILE *fp = popen("date '+%s'", "r");
long seconds;
if (fp == NULL) {
fprintf(stderr, "popen failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
return 1;
}
if (fscanf(fp, "%ld", &seconds) == 1) {
printf("epoch seconds: %ld\n", seconds);
pclose(fp);
return 0;
} else {
fprintf(stderr, "invalid program output\n");
pclose(fp);
return 1;
}
}
I have to do the simulation of the command tee in C for Linux. How does tee work internally? It looks like a T-shaped pipe, so should I use a pipe? Is there a special kind of pipe?
tee takes stdin and copies the data stream to stdout as well as a file given as an option, it can be used in many very different situations.
An implementation in C is quite simple, just make a program that copies all data from stdin to stdout, but also use the same output statements for stdout on a file that you opened based on the command line argument.
basically in pseudo code:
file f = open(argv[1])
while (! end of file stdin) {
buffer = read stdin
write stdout buffer
write f buffer
}
close(f)
Note that you don't really have to do anything with pipes, your shell will sort out the pipes, the program only has to copy data from one stream to two others.
I finished the program!
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
main(int argc, char *argv[]){
FILE *fp, *fp1;
char buffer;
if(argc != 4){
printf("\nError");
printf("\nSintaxis: tee [archivo1] [archivo2]\n");
exit(0);
}
if(strcmp(argv[1], "tee") == 0){
fp = fopen(argv[2], "r");
fp1 = fopen(argv[3], "w");
printf("\Content in %s:\n", argv[2]);
while(!feof(fp)){
buffer = fgetc(fp);
fputc(buffer, fp1);
printf("%c", buffer);
}
printf("\n\n%s received %s\n", argv[3], argv[2]);
fclose(fp);
fclose(fp1);
}
else
printf("\nThe first argument have to be tee\n");
}
Here is some code I wrote about 20 years ago to implement TEE in Windows. I have been using this with various batch files since then. Note the flush command at the end of each line.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <share.h>
int main (int argc, char * argv[])
{
if (argc < 2 )
{
printf ("Error: No output file name given, example: theCmd 2>&1 |ltee outputFileName \n");
return 1;
}
FILE *Out = _fsopen(argv[argc-1], "a", _SH_DENYWR);
if (NULL == Out)
{
char buf[300];
sprintf_s(buf, 300, "Error openning %s", argv[argc-1]);
perror(buf);
return 1;
}
int ch;
while ( EOF != (ch=getchar()))
{
putchar(ch);
putc(ch, Out);
if ( '\n' == ch )
fflush(Out);
}
_flushall();
fclose(Out);
return 0;
}
how can i use Regex Expressions in C programming?
for example if i want to find a line in a file
DAEMONS=(sysklogd network sshd !netfs !crond)
then print each daemon in separate line like this
sysklogd
network
sshd
!netfs
!crond
here what i did so far
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <regex.h>
#define tofind "[a-z A-Z] $"
int main(){
FILE *fp;
char line[1024];
int retval = 0;
char address[256];
regex_t re;
if(regcomp(&re, tofind, REG_EXTENDED) != 0)
return;
fp = fopen("/etc/rc.conf","r");//this file has this line "DAEMONS=(sysklogd network sshd !netfs !crond)"
while((fgets(line, 1024, fp)) != NULL) {
if((retval = regexec(&re, address, 0, NULL, 0)) == 0)
printf("%s\n", address);
}
}
Any help would be much appreciated.
You read the line into line, so you should pass line to regexec(). You also need to think about whether the newline at the end of the line affects the patterns. (It was correct to use fgets(), but remember it keeps the newline at the end.)
You should also do return -1; (or any other value that is not 0 modulo 256) rather than a plain return with no value. Also, you should check that the file was opened; I had to use an alternative name because there is no such file as /etc/rc.conf on my machine - MacOS X.
This works for me:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <regex.h>
#define tofind "[a-z A-Z] $"
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
FILE *fp;
char line[1024];
int retval = 0;
regex_t re;
//this file has this line "DAEMONS=(sysklogd network sshd !netfs !crond)"
const char *filename = "/etc/rc.conf";
if (argc > 1)
filename = argv[1];
if (regcomp(&re, tofind, REG_EXTENDED) != 0)
{
fprintf(stderr, "Failed to compile regex '%s'\n", tofind);
return EXIT_FAILURE;
}
fp = fopen(filename, "r");
if (fp == 0)
{
fprintf(stderr, "Failed to open file %s (%d: %s)\n",
filename, errno, strerror(errno));
return EXIT_FAILURE;
}
while ((fgets(line, 1024, fp)) != NULL)
{
line[strlen(line)-1] = '\0';
if ((retval = regexec(&re, line, 0, NULL, 0)) == 0)
printf("<<%s>>\n", line);
}
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
If you need help writing regular expressions instead of help writing C code that uses them, then we need to design the regex to match the line you show.
^DAEMONS=([^)]*) *$
This will match the line as long as it is written as shown. If you can have spaces between the 'S' and the '=' or between the '=' and the '(', then you need appropriate modifications. I've allowed for trailing blanks - people are often sloppy; but if they use trailing tabs, then the line won't be selected.
Once you've found the line, you have to split it into pieces. You might elect to use the 'capturing' brackets facility, or simply use strchr() to find the open bracket, and then a suitable technique for separating the daemon names - I'd avoid strtok() and probably use strspn() or strcspn() to find the words.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <regex.h>
#define tofind "^DAEMONS=\\(([^)]*)\\)[ \t]*$"
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
FILE *fp;
char line[1024];
int retval = 0;
regex_t re;
regmatch_t rm[2];
//this file has this line "DAEMONS=(sysklogd network sshd !netfs !crond)"
const char *filename = "/etc/rc.conf";
if (argc > 1)
filename = argv[1];
if (regcomp(&re, tofind, REG_EXTENDED) != 0)
{
fprintf(stderr, "Failed to compile regex '%s'\n", tofind);
return EXIT_FAILURE;
}
fp = fopen(filename, "r");
if (fp == 0)
{
fprintf(stderr, "Failed to open file %s (%d: %s)\n", filename, errno, strerror(errno));
return EXIT_FAILURE;
}
while ((fgets(line, 1024, fp)) != NULL)
{
line[strlen(line)-1] = '\0';
if ((retval = regexec(&re, line, 2, rm, 0)) == 0)
{
printf("<<%s>>\n", line);
printf("Line: <<%.*s>>\n", (int)(rm[0].rm_eo - rm[0].rm_so), line + rm[0].rm_so);
printf("Text: <<%.*s>>\n", (int)(rm[1].rm_eo - rm[1].rm_so), line + rm[1].rm_so);
char *src = line + rm[1].rm_so;
char *end = line + rm[1].rm_eo;
while (src < end)
{
size_t len = strcspn(src, " ");
if (src + len > end)
len = end - src;
printf("Name: <<%.*s>>\n", (int)len, src);
src += len;
src += strspn(src, " ");
}
}
}
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
A good deal of debugging code in there - but it won't take you long to produce the answer you request. I get:
<<DAEMONS=(sysklogd network sshd !netfs !crond)>>
Line: <<DAEMONS=(sysklogd network sshd !netfs !crond)>>
Text: <<sysklogd network sshd !netfs !crond>>
Name: <<sysklogd>>
Name: <<network>>
Name: <<sshd>>
Name: <<!netfs>>
Name: <<!crond>>
Beware: when you want a backslash in a regex, you have to write two backslashes in the C source code.
I have some gzipped files that I want to read in C via fopen and fscanf. Is there anyway to do this without having to gunzip the files to temporary files?
Thanks.
You can use libzlib to open the gzipped files directly.
It also offers a "gzopen" function that behaves similar to fopen but operates on gzipped files. However, fscanf would probably not work on such a handle, since it expects normal FILE pointers.
If popen is fair game, you can do it with fopen and fscanf:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <errno.h>
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
const char prefix[] = "zcat ";
const char *arg;
char *cmd;
FILE *in;
char buf[4096];
if (argc != 2) {
fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s file\n", argv[0]);
return 1;
}
arg = argv[1];
cmd = malloc(sizeof(prefix) + strlen(arg) + 1);
if (!cmd) {
fprintf(stderr, "%s: malloc: %s\n", argv[0], strerror(errno));
return 1;
}
sprintf(cmd, "%s%s", prefix, arg);
in = popen(cmd, "r");
if (!in) {
fprintf(stderr, "%s: popen: %s\n", argv[0], strerror(errno));
return 1;
}
while (fscanf(in, "%s", buf) == 1)
printf("%s: got [%s]\n", argv[0], buf);
if (ferror(in)) {
fprintf(stderr, "%s: fread: %s\n", argv[0], strerror(errno));
return 1;
}
else if (!feof(in)) {
fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s: unconsumed input\n", argv[0], argv[1]);
return 1;
}
return 0;
}
For example:
$ zcat file.gz
Every good boy does fine.
$ ./gzread file.gz
./gzread: got [Every]
./gzread: got [good]
./gzread: got [boy]
./gzread: got [does]
./gzread: got [fine.]
Do not use
sprintf(cmd, "zcat %s", argv[1]);
popen(cmd,"r");
to open .gz files. Properly escape argv[1] instead. You may otherwise end up with a vulnerability, especially when some injects an argument argv[1] such as
123;rm -rf /
It already helps to change the above instruction into
sprintf(cmd, "zcat \'%s\'",argv[1]);
You may also want to escape characters such as '\0', '\'', '\;' etc.
Newbie attempt at gzscanf():
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdarg.h>
#include <zlib.h>
#define MAXLEN 256
int gzscanf(gzFile *stream, const char *fmt, ...) {
/* read one line from stream (up to newline) and parse with sscanf */
va_list args;
va_start(args, fmt);
int n;
static char buf[MAXLEN];
if (NULL == gzgets(stream, buf, MAXLEN)) {
printf("gzscanf: Failed to read line from gz file.\n");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
n = vsscanf(buf, fmt, args);
va_end(args);
return n;
}
You can use zlib and wrap it to a regular file pointer, this way you can use fscanf,fread,etc. transparently.
FILE *myfopen(const char *path, const char *mode)
{
#ifdef WITH_ZLIB
gzFile *zfp;
/* try gzopen */
zfp = gzopen(path,mode);
if (zfp == NULL)
return fopen(path,mode);
/* open file pointer */
return funopen(zfp,
(int(*)(void*,char*,int))gzread,
(int(*)(void*,const char*,int))gzwrite,
(fpos_t(*)(void*,fpos_t,int))gzseek,
(int(*)(void*))gzclose);
#else
return fopen(path,mode);
#endif
}
You can use zlib, but it will require you to replace your I/O calls to be zlib-specific.
you have to open a pipe to do this. The basic flow in pseudo code is:
create pipe // man pipe
fork // man fork
if (parent) {
close the writing end of the pipe // man 2 close
read from the pipe // man 2 read
} else if (child) {
close the reading end of the pipe // man 2 close
overwrite the file descriptor for stdout with the writing end of the pipe // man dup2
call exec() with gzip and the relevant parameters // man 3 exec
}
You can use the man pages in the comments for more details on how to do this.
It's quite simple to use zlib to open .gz files. There's a reasonable manual over at zlib.net.
Here's a quick example to get you started:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <zlib.h>
int main( int argc, char **argv )
{
// we're reading 2 text lines, and a binary blob from the given file
char line1[1024];
char line2[1024];
int blob[64];
if (argc > 1)
{
const char *filename = argv[1];
gzFile gz_in = gzopen( filename, "rb" ); // same as fopen()
if (gz_in != NULL)
{
if ( gzgets( gz_in, line1, sizeof(line1) ) != NULL ) // same as fgets()
{
if ( gzgets( gz_in, line2, sizeof(line2) ) != NULL )
{
if ( gzfread( blob, sizeof(int), 64, gz_in ) == 64 ) // same as fread()
{
printf("Line1: %s", line1);
printf("Line2: %s", line2);
// ...etc
}
}
}
gzclose(gz_in); // same as fclose()
}
else
{
printf( "Failed to GZ-open [%s]\n", filename );
}
}
return 0;
}
Remember to link with zlib, under UNIX gcc ... -lz
I am just testing a small program that I want to test.
I am wondering if there is a way to use the stderr to display what the actual error was.
For example, if the file doesn't exist. Is there a standard error that I can display.
I am using stderr, and I thought by using that, I could display what the actual error was.
For example. If the file doesn't exit. Does any errors get sent to stderr that can be displayed?
I hope I am clear with my question.
Many thanks for any advice.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
int main(void)
{
char buffer[100] = {'\0'}; /* declare and clean buffer */
FILE *fp;
int len_of_buff = 0;
fp = fopen("licenseURL.txt", "r");
if(fp == NULL)
{
fprintf(stderr, "There was a error opening a file ???");
exit(1);
}
fgets(buffer, sizeof(buffer), fp);
len_of_buff = strlen(buffer);
buffer[len_of_buff + 1] = '\0'; /* null terminate */
printf("The url is: [ %s ]\n", buffer);
fclose(fp);
}
Replace your fprintf(stderr, ...) call with:
perror("file open");
(stderr is just a stream for sending error messages to, so that they don't get mixed up with the normal program output - in case you're redirecting to a file or similar).
Use the strerror() function to retrieve a string describing the error.
My untested version would look like this:
#include <errno.h>
#include <stdarg.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
static void
die(const char *errstr, ...) {
va_list ap;
va_start(ap, errstr);
vfprintf(stderr, errstr, ap);
va_end(ap);
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
int
main(int argc, char **argv) {
static const char licenseURL[] = "licenseURL.txt";
static char buf[100]; /* declare a clean buffer */
FILE *fp;
size_t len = 0;
if(!(fp = fopen(licenseURL, "r")))
die("couldn't %s: %s\n", licenseURL, strerror(errno));
if(!fgets(buf, sizeof buf, fp))
die("fgets failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
len = strlen(buf);
if(len > 1 && buf[len - 1] == '\n')
buf[len - 1] = '\0'; /* cut off trailing \n */
printf("The url is: [ %s ]\n", buf);
fclose(fp);
return 0;
}