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.TH Path.read_bytes 3 2025-04-21 "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 a null value 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, a null value will be returned.

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

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