read_file

NAME

read_file() - read a file into a string

SYNOPSIS

string read_file( string file, int start_line, int number_of_lines );

DESCRIPTION

Read  a  line  of text from a file into a string.  The second and third
arguments are optional.  If only the first argument is  specified,  the
entire file is returned (as a string).

The  start_line  is the line number of the line you wish to read.  This
routine will return 0 if you try to read past the end of the  file,  or
if you try to read from a nonpositive line.

SEE ALSO

file_size(3), read_buffer(3), write_file(3), async_read(3), async_write(3),
valid_read(4), valid_write(4)