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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex b/Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex index a104d85..6dee0c9 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex @@ -1205,7 +1205,9 @@ flush the read-ahead buffer. certain files, like ttys, it makes sense to continue reading after an \EOF{} is hit.) Note that this method may call the underlying C function \cfunction{fread()} more than once in an effort to - acquire as close to \var{size} bytes as possible. + acquire as close to \var{size} bytes as possible. Also note that + when in non-blocking mode, less data than what was requested may + be returned, even if no \var{size} parameter was given. \end{methoddesc} \begin{methoddesc}[file]{readline}{\optional{size}} |