C Programming Tutorial
The rewind() function sets the file pointer at the beginning of the stream. It is useful if you have to use stream many times.
Syntax:
void rewind(FILE *stream)
Example:
File: file.txt
this is a simple text
File: rewind.c
#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main(){
FILE *fp;
char c;
clrscr();
fp=fopen("file.txt","r");
while((c=fgetc(fp))!=EOF){
printf("%c",c);
}
rewind(fp);//moves the file pointer at beginning of the file
while((c=fgetc(fp))!=EOF){
printf("%c",c);
}
fclose(fp);
getch();
}
Output:
this is a simple textthis is a simple text
As you can see, rewind() function moves the file pointer at beginning of the file that is why "this is simple text" is printed 2 times. If you don't call rewind() function, "this is simple text" will be printed only once.
