file-contents ( path encoding -- seq )
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Vocabulary
io.files

Inputs

path	a pathname string
encoding	an encoding descriptor

Outputs

seq	a sequence

Word description
Opens the file at the given path using the given encoding, and the contents of that file as a sequence.

Errors
Throws an error if the file cannot be opened for reading.

See also
set-file-lines, file-lines, change-file-lines, set-file-contents, change-file-contents

Definition

USING: io ;

IN: io.files

: file-contents ( path encoding -- seq )
    <file-reader> stream-contents ;