fd-read

Name

fd-read -- Read from an open file.

Type: primop

Synopsis

fd-read( fd buf offset len, len);

Arguments

fd

An instance of <fixnum>

buf

An instance of <string>

offset

An instance of <fixnum>

len

An instance of <fixnum>

Return Values

len

An instance of <fixnum>

Description

Reads len bytes from an open file into buf at offset offset. Returns the number of bytes read, or #f on error.