---
name: "getline"
section: "3abz"
platform: "linux"
package: "libabz0-dev"
version: "0.5.1"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/getline/3abz"
---

# getline(3abz)

read the next line in a file.

## NAME

getline - read the next line in a file.

## LIBRARIES

Abz Library (-labz), Debug Library (-ldebug)

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <abz/getline.h>

char *getline(int fd);
```

## DESCRIPTION

The **getline()** function returns the next line in a file. Lines in the file should be seperated with newline ('\\n') characters and there may not be any nil ('\\0') characters in the file.

## RETURN VALUE

The **getline()** function returns the next line in the file or NULL if EOF or an error occurred.

Check *errno* to see what error occurred.

## NOTES

None of the libabz routines are thread-safe. I'm not planning to change this either! For more information, please see http://threading.2038bug.com/

## AUTHOR

Written by Abraham vd Merwe \<abz@blio.com\>