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diff --git a/src/stdio/fread.c b/src/stdio/fread.c
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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "nonstd/io.h"
+
+/** read directly from a file stream **/
+size_t fread(void * restrict ptr, size_t size, size_t nmemb, FILE * restrict stream)
+{
+	unsigned char *buf = ptr;
+	size_t n = 0;
+	flockfile(stream);
+	while (nmemb) {
+		size_t i;
+		for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+			int c = fgetc(stream);
+			if (c == EOF) {
+				/* an error */
+			} else {
+				buf[i] = (char)c;
+			}
+		}
+		nmemb--;
+		buf += size;
+		n++;
+	}
+	funlockfile(stream);
+	/*
+	RETURN_SUCCESS(the number of elements read);
+	*/
+	return n;
+}
+
+/***
+reads up to ARGUMENT(nmemb) elements of ARGUMENT(size) bytes each
+from ARGUMENT(stream) into the array at ARGUMENT(ptr).
+
+The file position indicate is advanced by the number of bytes read.
+***/
+/*
+STDC(1)
+*/