Find the error in the following function and show how to fixit. int count_period

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Find the error in the following function and show how to fixit. int count_periods(const char *filename) {    FILE *fp;    int n = 0;        if((fp = fopen(filename, "r")) !=NULL) {       while (fgetc(fp) != EOF)          if (fgetc(fp) == '.')             n++;       fclose(fp); }    return n; } Find the error in the following function and show how to fixit. int count_periods(const char *filename) {    FILE *fp;    int n = 0;        if((fp = fopen(filename, "r")) !=NULL) {       while (fgetc(fp) != EOF)          if (fgetc(fp) == '.')             n++;       fclose(fp); }    return n; }

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Find the error in the following function and show how to fixit. int count_periods(const char *filename) {    FILE *fp;    int n = 0;        if((fp = fopen(filename, "r")) !=NULL) {       while (fgetc(fp) != EOF)               //reading 2 characters
         if (fgetc(fp) =='.')                     //before checking for .
            n++;       fclose(fp); }    return n; }

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