Or see this example.
Code:/** opnclose.c */ #include <stdio.h> /* printf, fopen, fclose */ #include <stdlib.h> /* exit */ #define READ "r" int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { FILE *fz; if (argc != 2) { printf("\n\nSyntax: opnclose datei[.ext]"); exit(0); } if ((fz = fopen(argv[1], READ)) == NULL) printf("\n\nFailure:could not open file %s\n", argv[1]); else { fclose(fz); printf("\n\nFile %s closed.", argv[1]); } return 0; }