.\"read a file into a string .DT read_file Discworld driver help read_file Name .SI 5 read_file() - read a file into a string .EI Synopsis .SI 5 string read_file(string file, int start_line, int number_of_lines); .EI Description .SP 5 5 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. .EP See also .SI 5 log_file(3), write_file(3). .EI