---
name: "cgiwrap_read"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "clearsilver-dev"
version: "0.10.5-6+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cgiwrap_read"
---

# cgiwrap\_read(3)

cgiwrap input function

## NAME

cgiwrap\_read  - cgiwrap input function

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <cgi/cgiwrap.h>
```

```
void cgiwrap_read (char *buf, int buf_len, int *read_len);
```

## ARGUMENTS

buf - a pre-allocated buffer to read the data into\
 buf\_len - the size of the pre-allocated buffer

## DESCRIPTION

cgiwrap\_read is used to read incoming data from the client, usually from a POST or PUT HTTP request.  It wraps the part of fread(stdin).

## RETURN VALUE

read\_len - the number of bytes read into buf

## SEE ALSO

[**cgiwrap\_iterenv**(3)](/cgiwrap_iterenv/3.md), [**cgiwrap\_putenv**(3)](/cgiwrap_putenv/3.md), [**cgiwrap\_init\_emu**(3)](/cgiwrap_init_emu/3.md), [**cgiwrap\_writef**(3)](/cgiwrap_writef/3.md), [**cgiwrap\_init\_std**(3)](/cgiwrap_init_std/3.md), [**cgiwrap\_writevf**(3)](/cgiwrap_writevf/3.md), [**cgiwrap\_read**(3)](/cgiwrap_read/3.md), [**cgiwrap\_write**(3)](/cgiwrap_write/3.md), **cgiwrap\_getenv**