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Subject: Re: synchronous freebsd print
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Use fprintf(stderr, ...) instead, as stderr is unbuffered by default.


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Peter Jeremy wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 12:08:28AM -0800, Sanjeev Kumar.S wrote:
>   
>>     I have a quick question, and I believe this will 
>>    be a common requirement.
>>     
>
> This is a standard C question.
>  
>   
>>    I do a print of some data and then immediately 
>>    in a next statement there is a crash.
>>     
> ...
>   
>>    Is there anyway to get the complete print
>>    before executing the next instruction.
>>     
>
> Look at fflush(3)
>
>