title: What is the difference between read() and fread()?
body: <p>I'm reading source code of the linux tool <a href="http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net/" rel="noreferrer">badblocks</a>. They use the <code>read()</code> function there. Is there a difference to the standard C <code>fread()</code> function? (I'm not counting the arguments as a difference.)</p>