.\" $OpenBSD: getc_unlocked.3,v 1.2 1999/07/07 10:50:05 aaron Exp $ .\" David Leonard , 1999. Public domain. .Dd March 20, 1999 .Dt GETC_UNLOCKED 3 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm getc_unlocked , .Nm getchar_unlocked .Nd get next character from stream, efficiently .Sh SYNOPSIS .Fd #include .Ft int .Fn getc_unlocked "FILE *stream" .Ft int .Fn getchar_unlocked .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Fn getc_unlocked and .Fn getchar_unlocked functions are equivalent to their locked counterparts, .Xr getc 3 and .Xr getchar 3 . However, .Fn getc_unlocked and .Fn getchar_unlocked assume that the relevant stream has either been previous locked with .Xr flockfile 3 , or that it will not be accessed by any other thread. .Sh RETURN VALUES The return values are as described for .Xr getc 3 and .Xr getchar 3 . .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr getc 3 , .Xr getchar 3 .Sh STANDARDS .Fn getc_unlocked and .Fn getchar_unlocked conform to ISO/IEC 9945-1 ANSI/IEEE .Pq Dq Tn POSIX Std 1003.1 Second Edition 1996-07-12.