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.TH Path.read_bytes 3 2025-09-06 "Tomo man-pages"
.SH NAME
Path.read_bytes \- read file contents as bytes
.SH LIBRARY
Tomo Standard Library
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.BI Path.read_bytes\ :\ func(path:\ Path,\ limit:\ Int?\ =\ none\ ->\ [Byte]?)
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
Reads the contents of the file at the specified path or none if the file could not be read.


.SH ARGUMENTS

.TS
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Name	Type	Description	Default
path	Path	The path of the file to read. 	-
limit	Int?	A limit to how many bytes should be read. 	none
.TE
.SH RETURN
The byte contents of the file. If the file cannot be read, none will be returned.

.SH EXAMPLES
.EX
>> (./hello.txt).read()
= [72, 101, 108, 108, 111]?

>> (./nosuchfile.xxx).read()
= none
.EE