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      #include <stdio.h>
      int fscanf( FILE *stream, const char *format, ... );
The function fscanf() reads data from the given file stream in a manner exactly like scanf(). The return value of fscanf() is the number of variables that are actually assigned values, or EOF if no assignments could be made. Related topics: fgets fprintf fputs fread fwrite scanf sscanf