Commands used with sequential files, sockets and pipes¶

These commands are a subset of General commands, grouped here for convenience.

check #	Check if bytes are available in a sequential file, socket or pipe
close #	Close a sequential file, socket or pipe
flush #	Flush pending output to a specified channel
flushall	Flush all sequential and keyed files to disk
get[field] #	Read data into fields from a sequential file, socket or pipe
open #	Open a sequential file, socket or pipe
put[field] #	Write data to a sequential file, socket or pipe
rewind #	Rewind a sequential file to the beginning
seek #	Position a sequential file at a stated position
wind #	Position a sequential file at the end

New in version 6.3.0: See the new features.

These functions have been added to complement the previous sequential file commands using “C” like functions:

fopen	Open a sequential file, socket or pipe
fclose	Close a sequential file, socket or pipe

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Sequential files