# fgetl

## Purpose

Return the next line of a file as a string without newlines.

## Synopsis

    line = fgetl(fid)

## Description

`line = fgetl(fid)` returns the next line of the file with identifier `fid`. `line` is a MATLAB string that does not include the newline and carriage return associated with the text line (to obtain those characters, use `fgets`). If `fgetl` encounters an end-of-file indicator, it returns -1.

`fgetl` is intended for use with text files only. Given a binary file with no newline characters, `fgetl` may require long execution time.

## See Also

    fgets

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