read_bytes(3)

NAME
read_bytes() - reads a contiguous series of bytes from a file into a string

SYNOPSIS
string read_bytes(string path, int start, int length);

DESCRIPTION
This function reads 'length' bytes beginning at byte # 'start' in the file named 'path'. The bytes are returned as a string. Note that (start + length) must not be past the end of the file or else read_bytes will fail.

SEE ALSO
read_file(3), write_bytes(3)