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@ -3602,7 +3602,8 @@ idiomatic Teliva uses some slightly different primitives.
<p>
This function opens a file exclusively for reading, and returns a
<code>channel</code> (NOT a file as in Lua) or <b>nil</b> on error.
<code>recv()</code> from the channel to read a line at a time from the file.
<a href='#pdf-channel:recv'><code>recv</code></a> from the channel to read a
line at a time from the file.
<p>
(The <code>fs</code> parameter is currently unused. It will be used to pass in
@ -3612,11 +3613,11 @@ fake file systems for tests.)
<hr><h3><a name="pdf-character_by_character"><code>character_by_character(chanin, chanout)</code></a></h3>
<p>
This function converts a channel that can <code>recv()</code> a line at a time
from a file into a channel that can <code>recv()</code> a character at a time.
Don't try to mix by-line reads with by-character reads. Once a channel is
passed into <code>character_by_character</code>, calling code should stop trying
to use it.
This function converts a channel that can <a href='#pdf-channel:recv'><code>recv</code></a>
a line at a time from a file into a channel that can <a href='#pdf-channel:recv'><code>recv</code></a>
a character at a time. Don't try to mix by-line reads with by-character reads.
Once a channel is passed into <code>character_by_character</code>, calling
code should stop trying to use it.
<p>
@ -3625,9 +3626,9 @@ to use it.
<p>
This function opens a file exclusively for writing, and returns a
<code>channel</code> (NOT a file as in Lua) or <b>nil</b> on error.
<code>send()</code> to the channel will write to the file. <code>close()</code> on the
channel will persist the changes and make them externally visible. All writes
are hidden until <code>close()</code>.
<a href='#pdf-channel:send'><code>send</code></a> to the channel to write to
the file. <code>close</code> on the channel will persist the changes and make
them externally visible. All writes are hidden until <code>close</code>.
<p>
(The <code>fs</code> parameter is currently unused. It will be used to pass in