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getc -- get a byte

Description

getc f obtains one byte from the input file f and provides it as a string of length 1. On end of file an empty string of is returned.

Bug: the name is cryptic and should be changed.

See also

Ways to use getc:

  • getc(File)

For the programmer

The object getc is a compiled function.

The source of this document is in Macaulay2Doc/ov_system.m2:548:0.