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Below is sample code for using fflush(): #include <string.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <conio.h> #include <io.h> void flush(FILE *stream); int main(void) { FILE *stream; char msg[] = "This is a test"; /* create a file */ stream = fopen("DUMMY.FIL", "w"); /* write some data to the file */ fwrite(msg, strlen(msg), 1, stream); clrscr(); printf("Press any key to flush DUMMY.FIL:"); getch(); /* flush the data to DUMMY.FIL without closing it */ flush(stream); printf("\nFile was flushed, Press any key to quit:"); getch(); return 0; } void flush(FILE *stream) { int duphandle; /* flush the stream's internal buffer */ fflush(stream); /* make a duplicate file handle */ duphandle = dup(fileno(stream)); /* close the duplicate handle to flush the DOS buffer */ close(duphandle); } All I know about fflush() is that it is a library function used to flush an output buffer. I want to know what is the basic purpose of using fflush(), and where can I use it. And mainly I am interested in knowing what problems can there be with using fflush().

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