read

   Reads bytes from a file and places them in a buffer.

   Format

     #include  <unistd.h>

     ssize_t read  (int file_desc, void *buffer, size_t nbytes);
                   (ISO POSIX-1)

     int read  (int file_desc, void *buffer, int nbytes);       
               (Compatibility)
 

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Arguments       Description     Return_Values   Example