From: utzoo!decvax!cca!gwyn@Brl@sri-unix Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Title: STDIO buffering Article-I.D.: sri-unix.2863 Posted: Mon Aug 23 20:46:30 1982 Received: Wed Sep 8 15:52:03 1982 From: Doug GwynDate: 14 Aug 82 1:13:06-EDT (Sat) Strange, I use fflush() whenever buffering of output would be a problem. This gets the efficiency benefit (especially if you use setbuf() to buffer stdout) with no hassles. Perhaps the real problem is, some programmers don't understand how to use the buffered i/o package correctly. It really is useful if you take the trouble to exert proper control over the buffering strategy when you program. On the other hand, no automatic buffering scheme will be appropriate in all cases for people who can't be bothered to invoke flushing/buffering when required.