prototype

void rewind(FILE* stream)

description

Repositions the file pointer to the beginning of a stream. Sets the file pointer associated with the stream to the beginning of the file.

A call to rewind is equivalent to:

fseek ( stream , 0L , SEEK_SET );

except that unlike fseek, using rewind the error indicator is cleared.

The next operation with the stream after a call to fseek can be either for input or output.

This function is also useful for clearing the keyboard buffer (normally associated with stdin).

parameters

• stream Pointer to an open file.