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(librep.info)File Objects

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Enter node , (file) or (file)node

File Objects
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   A file object is a Lisp object which represents an open file in the
filing system. Any file object may be used as a stream (either input or
output) to access the contents of the file (Note: Streams).

 - Function: filep object
     This function returns true when its argument is a file object.

Creating File Objects

Opening files

Destroying File Objects

Closing files

Functions on File Objects

Functions operating on file objects