NAME
	read_file - read a file

SYNOPSIS
	varargs string read_file(string file, int startline, int lines)


DESCRIPTION
	Read a file.  The optional second and third arguments specify a
	line-offset in the file and the maximum lines to be read.

	This_object() needs read access to the specified file.

ERRORS
	If the offset is out of range or the returned string would be too
	large, an error will result.

SEE ALSO
	efun/read_bytes, kfun/editor, kfun/write_file