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The document explains three directory methods in file handling: mkdir() for creating directories, opendir() and readdir() for opening and reading directory contents, and rmdir() for removing empty directories. It also distinguishes between text files, which are human-readable and stored in ASCII format, and binary files, which are machine-readable and stored in binary format, providing examples for each. Additionally, it includes a comparison table highlighting the differences between text and binary files.

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PPS File Handling Answers

The document explains three directory methods in file handling: mkdir() for creating directories, opendir() and readdir() for opening and reading directory contents, and rmdir() for removing empty directories. It also distinguishes between text files, which are human-readable and stored in ASCII format, and binary files, which are machine-readable and stored in binary format, providing examples for each. Additionally, it includes a comparison table highlighting the differences between text and binary files.

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PPS - File Handling Concepts

Q1. Explain any 3 directory methods with example.

1. mkdir() - Make Directory

Purpose: Creates a new directory.

Syntax: int mkdir(const char *pathname, mode_t mode);

Example:

#include <sys/stat.h>

int main() {

mkdir("NewFolder", 0777);

return 0;

2. opendir() and readdir() - Open and Read Directory

Purpose: Used to open a directory and read its contents.

Example:

#include <stdio.h>

#include <dirent.h>

int main() {

DIR *d;

struct dirent *dir;

d = opendir(".");

if (d) {

while ((dir = readdir(d)) != NULL) {

printf("%s\n", dir->d_name);

}
closedir(d);

return 0;

3. rmdir() - Remove Directory

Purpose: Deletes an empty directory.

Example:

#include <unistd.h>

int main() {

rmdir("NewFolder");

return 0;

Q2. Explain text and binary files with example.

Text Files:

- Stores data in human-readable ASCII format.

- Example:

#include <stdio.h>

int main() {

FILE *fptr;

fptr = fopen("data.txt", "w");

fprintf(fptr, "Hello, this is a text file.\n");

fclose(fptr);

char ch;

fptr = fopen("data.txt", "r");


while ((ch = fgetc(fptr)) != EOF) putchar(ch);

fclose(fptr);

return 0;

Binary Files:

- Stores data in machine-readable binary format.

- Example:

#include <stdio.h>

struct student { char name[20]; int age; };

int main() {

struct student s1 = {"Rahul", 20}, s2;

FILE *fptr = fopen("student.dat", "wb");

fwrite(&s1, sizeof(s1), 1, fptr);

fclose(fptr);

fptr = fopen("student.dat", "rb");

fread(&s2, sizeof(s2), 1, fptr);

fclose(fptr);

printf("Name: %s\nAge: %d\n", s2.name, s2.age);

return 0;

Difference Table:

Text File vs Binary File

- Human-readable vs Machine-readable

- Larger in size vs Compact

- Can be opened manually vs Cannot be opened manually


- Example: .txt vs .dat

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