/* ECP: FILEname=fig12_16.c */
/* 1*/   #include <stdio.h>
/* 2*/   #include <stdlib.h>

/* 3*/   /* Print Last HowMany Characters in FileName */

/* 4*/   void
/* 5*/   LastChars( const char *FileName, unsigned int HowMany )
/* 6*/   {
/* 7*/       FILE *Fp;
/* 8*/       char *Buffer;
/* 9*/       int CharsRead;
/*10*/       int FileSize;

/*11*/       if( ( Buffer = malloc( HowMany ) ) == NULL )
/*12*/       {
/*13*/           fprintf( stderr, "Out of space!!\n" );
/*14*/           return;
/*15*/       }

/*16*/       if( ( Fp = fopen( FileName, "rb" ) ) == NULL )
/*17*/           fprintf( stderr, "Can not open %s\n", FileName );
/*18*/       else
/*19*/       {
/*20*/               /* Get The Size Of The File */
/*21*/           fseek( Fp, 0, SEEK_END );
/*22*/           FileSize = ftell( Fp );
/*23*/           if( FileSize < HowMany )
/*24*/               HowMany = FileSize;

/*25*/               /* Copy Its End */
/*26*/           fseek( Fp, - HowMany, SEEK_END );
/*27*/           CharsRead = fread( Buffer, 1, HowMany, Fp );
/*28*/           fwrite( Buffer, 1, CharsRead, stdout );
/*29*/           fclose( Fp );
/*30*/       }

/*31*/       free( Buffer );
/*32*/   }