README.md

42Porto_get_next_line

Function that reads a line from a file descriptor.
Main concepts:

• static variables
• read function
• memory allocation

Description

This function takes an opened file descriptor and returns its next line. This function has undefined behavior when reading from a binary file.

Prototype

char *get_next_line(int fd);

Parameters: a file descriptot (int).

Return values

If successful, get_next_line returns a string with the full line ending in a line break (\n) when there is one. If an error occurs, or there's nothing more to read, it returns NULL.

Bonus

Read from multiple file descriptors at the same time.

More info in the subject pdf.

Norminette

This project has to be written in accordance with the Norm, which is the coding standard of the school 42.

The Norm includes:

• Forbidden: for, do...while, switch, case, goto, ternary operators and variable-length arrays
• Maximum of 25 lines per function
• Maximum line length: 80 columns
• Maximum 4 parameters per function
• Variable assignments and declarations must be on separate lines
• etc...

Useful links

• Understanding get_next_line and 'read' function - nikito
• Local, global & static variables - codequoi