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C Library Functions Overview

The document provides an overview of various library functions in C, categorized by header files such as stdio.h, stdlib.h, string.h, math.h, and time.h. Each function is described with its purpose and an example of usage. Key functions include printf for output, malloc for dynamic memory allocation, strcpy for string copying, and sqrt for calculating square roots.

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C Library Functions Overview

The document provides an overview of various library functions in C, categorized by header files such as stdio.h, stdlib.h, string.h, math.h, and time.h. Each function is described with its purpose and an example of usage. Key functions include printf for output, malloc for dynamic memory allocation, strcpy for string copying, and sqrt for calculating square roots.

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Library Functions in C

stdio.h Functions

printf
Description: Used to print output to the console.

Example: printf("Hello, World!\n");

scanf
Description: Used to take input from the user.

Example: scanf("%d", &x);

getchar
Description: Reads a single character from the standard input.

Example: char c = getchar();

putchar
Description: Outputs a single character to the standard output.

Example: putchar(c);

stdlib.h Functions

malloc
Description: Allocates memory dynamically.

Example: int *arr = (int *)malloc(5 * sizeof(int));

free
Description: Frees dynamically allocated memory.

Example: free(arr);

exit
Description: Terminates the program.

Example: exit(0);

atoi
Description: Converts a string to an integer.
Example: int num = atoi("1234");

string.h Functions

strcpy
Description: Copies one string to another.

Example: strcpy(dest, source);

strlen
Description: Returns the length of a string.

Example: int length = strlen("Hello");

strcat
Description: Concatenates two strings.

Example: strcat(dest, source);

strcmp
Description: Compares two strings.

Example: int result = strcmp(str1, str2);

math.h Functions

sqrt
Description: Returns the square root of a number.

Example: double result = sqrt(16);

pow
Description: Returns the value of x raised to the power of y.

Example: double result = pow(2, 3);

abs
Description: Returns the absolute value of a number.

Example: int result = abs(-5);

sin
Description: Returns the sine of an angle in radians.

Example: double result = sin(3.14);


time.h Functions

time
Description: Returns the current time.

Example: time_t t = time(NULL);

localtime
Description: Converts time_t to tm structure.

Example: struct tm *tm_info = localtime(&t);

strftime
Description: Formats the time in a specific format.

Example: strftime(buffer, 80, "%Y-%m-%d", tm_info);

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