f = tempname ();
fid = fopen (f, "w+");
fprintf (fid, "1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6");
fseek (fid, 0, "bof");
c = textscan (fid, "%f %f", 2);
E = feof (fid);
fclose (fid);
unlink (f);
assert (c, {1, 2});
assert (! E);