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// Reading and writing files are basic tasks needed for
// many Go programs. First we'll look at some examples of
// reading files.
package main
import (
"bufio"
"fmt"
"io"
"io/ioutil"
"os"
)
// Reading files requires checking most calls for errors.
// This helper will streamline our error checks below.
func check(e error) {
if e != nil {
panic(e)
}
}
func main() {
// Perhaps the most basic file reading task is
// slurping a file's entire contents into memory.
dat, err := ioutil.ReadFile("/tmp/dat")
check(err)
fmt.Print(string(dat))
// You'll often want more control over how and what
// parts of a file are read. For these tasks, start
// by `Open`ing a file to obtain an `os.File` value.
f, err := os.Open("/tmp/dat")
check(err)
// Read some bytes from the beginning of the file.
// Allow up to 5 to be read but also note how many
// actually were read.
b1 := make([]byte, 5)
n1, err := f.Read(b1)
check(err)
fmt.Printf("%d bytes: %s\n", n1, string(b1[:n1]))
// You can also `Seek` to a known location in the file
// and `Read` from there.
o2, err := f.Seek(6, 0)
check(err)
b2 := make([]byte, 2)
n2, err := f.Read(b2)
check(err)
fmt.Printf("%d bytes @ %d: ", n2, o2)
fmt.Printf("%v\n", string(b2[:n2]))
// The `io` package provides some functions that may
// be helpful for file reading. For example, reads
// like the ones above can be more robustly
// implemented with `ReadAtLeast`.
o3, err := f.Seek(6, 0)
check(err)
b3 := make([]byte, 2)
n3, err := io.ReadAtLeast(f, b3, 2)
check(err)
fmt.Printf("%d bytes @ %d: %s\n", n3, o3, string(b3))
// There is no built-in rewind, but `Seek(0, 0)`
// accomplishes this.
_, err = f.Seek(0, 0)
check(err)
// The `bufio` package implements a buffered
// reader that may be useful both for its efficiency
// with many small reads and because of the additional
// reading methods it provides.
r4 := bufio.NewReader(f)
b4, err := r4.Peek(5)
check(err)
fmt.Printf("5 bytes: %s\n", string(b4))
// Close the file when you're done (usually this would
// be scheduled immediately after `Open`ing with
// `defer`).
f.Close()
}