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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: eof.n,v 1.4 2001/09/14 19:20:40 andreas_kupries Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: eof.n,v 1.5 2004/05/28 12:09:59 dkf Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH eof n 7.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -29,6 +29,34 @@ Tcl standard channel (\fBstdin\fR, \fBstdout\fR, or \fBstderr\fR),
the return value from an invocation of \fBopen\fR or \fBsocket\fR, or
the result of a channel creation command provided by a Tcl extension.
.VE
+.SH EXAMPLES
+Read and print out the contents of a file line-by-line:
+.CS
+set f [open somefile.txt]
+while {1} {
+ set line [gets $f]
+ if {[eof $f]} {
+ close $f
+ break
+ }
+ puts "Read line: $line"
+}
+.CE
+.PP
+Read and print out the contents of a file by fixed-size records:
+.CS
+set f [open somefile.dat]
+fconfigure $f -translation binary
+set recordSize 40
+while {1} {
+ set record [read $f $recordSize]
+ if {[eof $f]} {
+ close $f
+ break
+ }
+ puts "Read record: $record"
+}
+.CE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
file(n), open(n), close(n), fblocked(n), Tcl_StandardChannels(3)