---
name: "al_fread"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "allegro"
version: "5.2.11.3-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/al_fread"
---

# al\_fread(3)

Allegro 5 API

## NAME

al\_fread - Allegro 5 API

## SYNOPSIS

-

  ```
  #include <allegro5/allegro.h>
  size_t al_fread(ALLEGRO_FILE *f, void *ptr, size_t size)
  ```

## DESCRIPTION

Read \`size' bytes into the buffer pointed to by \`ptr', from the given file.

Returns the number of bytes actually read. If an error occurs, or the end-of-file is reached, the return value is a short byte count (or zero).

al\_fread() does not distinguish between EOF and other errors. Use [al\_feof(3)](/al_feof/3.md) and [al\_ferror(3)](/al_ferror/3.md) to determine which occurred.

## SEE ALSO

[al\_fgetc(3)](/al_fgetc/3.md), [al\_fread16be(3)](/al_fread16be/3.md), [al\_fread16le(3)](/al_fread16le/3.md), [al\_fread32be(3)](/al_fread32be/3.md), [al\_fread32le(3)](/al_fread32le/3.md)