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In C, if I open a file in binary mode, read it byte-by-byte and then take the file and read it in text mode, will the amount of bytes be different? If so, why?
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By no means does the file have the amount of bytes it has, no matter the read mode.
What changes is that reading in text mode there is a treatment for the word wrap indicator that will be interpreted according to the operating system. Nothing else is different. Obviously the translation of the text change indicator can vary from 1 or 2 bytes and it may be that the use adopts as 1 character always, but there is something specific, circumstantial and about characters and not byte.
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