#include<stdio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>

int main()
{
    // file.txt contains 123456789
    FILE *fp= fopen("file.txt","r");
    char *buffer = malloc(50);

    // read the contents of file.txt into 'buffer' variable
    fread((char*)buffer, 50, 1, fp);

    // You can print number '5' using buffer[4]
    printf("Fifth Character: %c\n\n", buffer[4]);

    free(buffer);
    return 0;
}