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The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (foldoc)

End Of File

1. The {out-of-band} value returned by {C}'s sequential
character-input functions (and their equivalents in other
environments) when end of file has been reached. This value
is -1 under {C} libraries postdating V6 Unix, but was
originally 0.

2. The keyboard character (usually control-D, the ASCII EOT
(End Of Transmission) character) that is mapped by the {Unix}
terminal driver into an end-of-file condition.

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(1995-01-18)