Name
getc
Synopsis
getc filehandle
Description
Returns the next byte from the input file attached to filehandle. At end-of-file, it returns a null string. If filehandle is omitted, the function reads from STDIN. This operator is very slow, but is occasionally useful for single-character input from the keyboard.
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