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Tcl_OpenFileChannel(3)      Tcl Library Procedures      Tcl_OpenFileChannel(3)

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NAME

       Tcl_OpenFileChannel, Tcl_OpenCommandChannel, Tcl_MakeFileChannel,
       Tcl_GetChannel, Tcl_GetChannelNames, Tcl_GetChannelNamesEx,
       Tcl_RegisterChannel, Tcl_UnregisterChannel, Tcl_DetachChannel,
       Tcl_IsStandardChannel, Tcl_Close, Tcl_ReadChars, Tcl_Read, Tcl_GetsObj,
       Tcl_Gets, Tcl_WriteObj, Tcl_WriteChars, Tcl_Write, Tcl_Flush, Tcl_Seek,
       Tcl_Tell, Tcl_TruncateChannel, Tcl_GetChannelOption,
       Tcl_SetChannelOption, Tcl_Eof, Tcl_InputBlocked, Tcl_InputBuffered,
       Tcl_OutputBuffered, Tcl_Ungets, Tcl_ReadRaw, Tcl_WriteRaw - buffered
       I/O facilities using channels


SYNOPSIS

       #include <tcl.h>

       Tcl_Channel
       Tcl_OpenFileChannel(interp, fileName, mode, permissions)

       Tcl_Channel
       Tcl_OpenCommandChannel(interp, argc, argv, flags)

       Tcl_Channel
       Tcl_MakeFileChannel(handle, readOrWrite)

       Tcl_Channel
       Tcl_GetChannel(interp, channelName, modePtr)

       int
       Tcl_GetChannelNames(interp)

       int
       Tcl_GetChannelNamesEx(interp, pattern)

       void
       Tcl_RegisterChannel(interp, channel)

       int
       Tcl_UnregisterChannel(interp, channel)

       int
       Tcl_DetachChannel(interp, channel)

       int
       Tcl_IsStandardChannel(channel)

       int
       Tcl_Close(interp, channel)

       int
       Tcl_ReadChars(channel, readObjPtr, charsToRead, appendFlag)

       int
       Tcl_Read(channel, readBuf, bytesToRead)

       int
       Tcl_GetsObj(channel, lineObjPtr)

       int
       Tcl_Gets(channel, lineRead)

       int
       Tcl_Ungets(channel, input, inputLen, addAtEnd)

       int
       Tcl_WriteObj(channel, writeObjPtr)

       int
       Tcl_WriteChars(channel, charBuf, bytesToWrite)

       int
       Tcl_Write(channel, byteBuf, bytesToWrite)

       int
       Tcl_ReadRaw(channel, readBuf, bytesToRead)

       int
       Tcl_WriteRaw(channel, byteBuf, bytesToWrite)

       int
       Tcl_Eof(channel)

       int
       Tcl_Flush(channel)

       int
       Tcl_InputBlocked(channel)

       int
       Tcl_InputBuffered(channel)

       int
       Tcl_OutputBuffered(channel)

       Tcl_WideInt
       Tcl_Seek(channel, offset, seekMode)

       Tcl_WideInt
       Tcl_Tell(channel)

       int
       Tcl_TruncateChannel(channel, length)

       int
       Tcl_GetChannelOption(interp, channel, optionName, optionValue)

       int
       Tcl_SetChannelOption(interp, channel, optionName, newValue)



ARGUMENTS

       Tcl_Interp *interp (in)                Used for error reporting and to
                                              look up a channel registered in
                                              it.

       const char *fileName (in)              The name of a local or network
                                              file.

       const char *mode (in)                  Specifies how the file is to be
                                              accessed.  May have any of the
                                              values allowed for the mode
                                              argument to the Tcl open
                                              command.

       int permissions (in)                   POSIX-style permission flags
                                              such as 0644.  If a new file is
                                              created, these permissions will
                                              be set on the created file.

       int argc (in)                          The number of elements in argv.

       const char **argv (in)                 Arguments for constructing a
                                              command pipeline.  These values
                                              have the same meaning as the
                                              non-switch arguments to the Tcl
                                              exec command.

       int flags (in)                         Specifies the disposition of the
                                              stdio handles in pipeline: OR-ed
                                              combination of TCL_STDIN,
                                              TCL_STDOUT, TCL_STDERR, and
                                              TCL_ENFORCE_MODE. If TCL_STDIN
                                              is set, stdin for the first
                                              child in the pipe is the pipe
                                              channel, otherwise it is the
                                              same as the standard input of
                                              the invoking process; likewise
                                              for TCL_STDOUT and TCL_STDERR.
                                              If TCL_ENFORCE_MODE is not set,
                                              then the pipe can redirect stdio
                                              handles to override the stdio
                                              handles for which TCL_STDIN,
                                              TCL_STDOUT and TCL_STDERR have
                                              been set.  If it is set, then
                                              such redirections cause an
                                              error.

       ClientData handle (in)                 Operating system specific handle
                                              for I/O to a file. For Unix this
                                              is a file descriptor, for
                                              Windows it is a HANDLE.

       int readOrWrite (in)                   OR-ed combination of
                                              TCL_READABLE and TCL_WRITABLE to
                                              indicate what operations are
                                              valid on handle.

       const char *channelName (in)           The name of the channel.

       int *modePtr (out)                     Points at an integer variable
                                              that will receive an OR-ed
                                              combination of TCL_READABLE and
                                              TCL_WRITABLE denoting whether
                                              the channel is open for reading
                                              and writing.

       const char *pattern (in)               The pattern to match on, passed
                                              to Tcl_StringMatch, or NULL.

       Tcl_Channel channel (in)               A Tcl channel for input or
                                              output.  Must have been the
                                              return value from a procedure
                                              such as Tcl_OpenFileChannel.

       Tcl_Obj *readObjPtr (in/out)           A pointer to a Tcl value in
                                              which to store the characters
                                              read from the channel.

       int charsToRead (in)                   The number of characters to read
                                              from the channel.  If the
                                              channel's encoding is binary,
                                              this is equivalent to the number
                                              of bytes to read from the
                                              channel.

       int appendFlag (in)                    If non-zero, data read from the
                                              channel will be appended to the
                                              value.  Otherwise, the data will
                                              replace the existing contents of
                                              the value.

       char *readBuf (out)                    A buffer in which to store the
                                              bytes read from the channel.

       int bytesToRead (in)                   The number of bytes to read from
                                              the channel.  The buffer readBuf
                                              must be large enough to hold
                                              this many bytes.

       Tcl_Obj *lineObjPtr (in/out)           A pointer to a Tcl value in
                                              which to store the line read
                                              from the channel.  The line read
                                              will be appended to the current
                                              value of the value.

       Tcl_DString *lineRead (in/out)         A pointer to a Tcl dynamic
                                              string in which to store the
                                              line read from the channel.
                                              Must have been initialized by
                                              the caller.  The line read will
                                              be appended to any data already
                                              in the dynamic string.

       const char *input (in)                 The input to add to a channel
                                              buffer.

       int inputLen (in)                      Length of the input

       int addAtEnd (in)                      Flag indicating whether the
                                              input should be added to the end
                                              or beginning of the channel
                                              buffer.

       Tcl_Obj *writeObjPtr (in)              A pointer to a Tcl value whose
                                              contents will be output to the
                                              channel.

       const char *charBuf (in)               A buffer containing the
                                              characters to output to the
                                              channel.

       const char *byteBuf (in)               A buffer containing the bytes to
                                              output to the channel.

       int bytesToWrite (in)                  The number of bytes to consume
                                              from charBuf or byteBuf and
                                              output to the channel.

       Tcl_WideInt offset (in)                How far to move the access point
                                              in the channel at which the next
                                              input or output operation will
                                              be applied, measured in bytes
                                              from the position given by
                                              seekMode.  May be either
                                              positive or negative.

       int seekMode (in)                      Relative to which point to seek;
                                              used with offset to calculate
                                              the new access point for the
                                              channel. Legal values are
                                              SEEK_SET, SEEK_CUR, and
                                              SEEK_END.

       Tcl_WideInt length (in)                The (non-negative) length to
                                              truncate the channel the channel
                                              to.

       const char *optionName (in)            The name of an option applicable
                                              to this channel, such as
                                              -blocking.  May have any of the
                                              values accepted by the
                                              fconfigure command.

       Tcl_DString *optionValue (in)          Where to store the value of an
                                              option or a list of all options
                                              and their values. Must have been
                                              initialized by the caller.

       const char *newValue (in)              New value for the option given
                                              by optionName.
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DESCRIPTION

       The Tcl channel mechanism provides a device-independent and platform-
       independent mechanism for performing buffered input and output
       operations on a variety of file, socket, and device types.  The channel
       mechanism is extensible to new channel types, by providing a low-level
       channel driver for the new type; the channel driver interface is
       described in the manual entry for Tcl_CreateChannel. The channel
       mechanism provides a buffering scheme modeled after Unix's standard
       I/O, and it also allows for nonblocking I/O on channels.

       The procedures described in this manual entry comprise the C APIs of
       the generic layer of the channel architecture. For a description of the
       channel driver architecture and how to implement channel drivers for
       new types of channels, see the manual entry for Tcl_CreateChannel.


TCL_OPENFILECHANNEL

       Tcl_OpenFileChannel opens a file specified by fileName and returns a
       channel handle that can be used to perform input and output on the
       file. This API is modeled after the fopen procedure of the Unix
       standard I/O library.  The syntax and meaning of all arguments is
       similar to those given in the Tcl open command when opening a file.  If
       an error occurs while opening the channel, Tcl_OpenFileChannel returns
       NULL and records a POSIX error code that can be retrieved with
       Tcl_GetErrno.  In addition, if interp is non-NULL, Tcl_OpenFileChannel
       leaves an error message in interp's result after any error.  As of Tcl
       8.4, the value-based API Tcl_FSOpenFileChannel should be used in
       preference to Tcl_OpenFileChannel wherever possible.

       The newly created channel is not registered in the supplied
       interpreter; to register it, use Tcl_RegisterChannel, described below.
       If one of the standard channels, stdin, stdout or stderr was previously
       closed, the act of creating the new channel also assigns it as a
       replacement for the standard channel.


TCL_OPENCOMMANDCHANNEL

       Tcl_OpenCommandChannel provides a C-level interface to the functions of
       the exec and open commands.  It creates a sequence of subprocesses
       specified by the argv and argc arguments and returns a channel that can
       be used to communicate with these subprocesses.  The flags argument
       indicates what sort of communication will exist with the command
       pipeline.

       If the TCL_STDIN flag is set then the standard input for the first
       subprocess will be tied to the channel: writing to the channel will
       provide input to the subprocess.  If TCL_STDIN is not set, then
       standard input for the first subprocess will be the same as this
       application's standard input.  If TCL_STDOUT is set then standard
       output from the last subprocess can be read from the channel; otherwise
       it goes to this application's standard output.  If TCL_STDERR is set,
       standard error output for all subprocesses is returned to the channel
       and results in an error when the channel is closed; otherwise it goes
       to this application's standard error.  If TCL_ENFORCE_MODE is not set,
       then argc and argv can redirect the stdio handles to override
       TCL_STDIN, TCL_STDOUT, and TCL_STDERR; if it is set, then it is an
       error for argc and argv to override stdio channels for which TCL_STDIN,
       TCL_STDOUT, and TCL_STDERR have been set.

       If an error occurs while opening the channel, Tcl_OpenCommandChannel
       returns NULL and records a POSIX error code that can be retrieved with
       Tcl_GetErrno.  In addition, Tcl_OpenCommandChannel leaves an error
       message in the interpreter's result. interp cannot be NULL.

       The newly created channel is not registered in the supplied
       interpreter; to register it, use Tcl_RegisterChannel, described below.
       If one of the standard channels, stdin, stdout or stderr was previously
       closed, the act of creating the new channel also assigns it as a
       replacement for the standard channel.


TCL_MAKEFILECHANNEL

       Tcl_MakeFileChannel makes a Tcl_Channel from an existing, platform-
       specific, file handle.  The newly created channel is not registered in
       the supplied interpreter; to register it, use Tcl_RegisterChannel,
       described below.  If one of the standard channels, stdin, stdout or
       stderr was previously closed, the act of creating the new channel also
       assigns it as a replacement for the standard channel.


TCL_GETCHANNEL

       Tcl_GetChannel returns a channel given the channelName used to create
       it with Tcl_CreateChannel and a pointer to a Tcl interpreter in interp.
       If a channel by that name is not registered in that interpreter, the
       procedure returns NULL. If the modePtr argument is not NULL, it points
       at an integer variable that will receive an OR-ed combination of
       TCL_READABLE and TCL_WRITABLE describing whether the channel is open
       for reading and writing.

       Tcl_GetChannelNames and Tcl_GetChannelNamesEx write the names of the
       registered channels to the interpreter's result as a list value.
       Tcl_GetChannelNamesEx will filter these names according to the pattern.
       If pattern is NULL, then it will not do any filtering.  The return
       value is TCL_OK if no errors occurred writing to the result, otherwise
       it is TCL_ERROR, and the error message is left in the interpreter's
       result.


TCL_REGISTERCHANNEL

       Tcl_RegisterChannel adds a channel to the set of channels accessible in
       interp. After this call, Tcl programs executing in that interpreter can
       refer to the channel in input or output operations using the name given
       in the call to Tcl_CreateChannel.  After this call, the channel becomes
       the property of the interpreter, and the caller should not call
       Tcl_Close for the channel; the channel will be closed automatically
       when it is unregistered from the interpreter.

       Code executing outside of any Tcl interpreter can call
       Tcl_RegisterChannel with interp as NULL, to indicate that it wishes to
       hold a reference to this channel. Subsequently, the channel can be
       registered in a Tcl interpreter and it will only be closed when the
       matching number of calls to Tcl_UnregisterChannel have been made.  This
       allows code executing outside of any interpreter to safely hold a
       reference to a channel that is also registered in a Tcl interpreter.

       This procedure interacts with the code managing the standard channels.
       If no standard channels were initialized before the first call to
       Tcl_RegisterChannel, they will get initialized by that call. See
       Tcl_StandardChannels for a general treatise about standard channels and
       the behavior of the Tcl library with regard to them.


TCL_UNREGISTERCHANNEL

       Tcl_UnregisterChannel removes a channel from the set of channels
       accessible in interp. After this call, Tcl programs will no longer be
       able to use the channel's name to refer to the channel in that
       interpreter.  If this operation removed the last registration of the
       channel in any interpreter, the channel is also closed and destroyed.

       Code not associated with a Tcl interpreter can call
       Tcl_UnregisterChannel with interp as NULL, to indicate to Tcl that it
       no longer holds a reference to that channel. If this is the last
       reference to the channel, it will now be closed.  Tcl_UnregisterChannel
       is very similar to Tcl_DetachChannel except that it will also close the
       channel if no further references to it exist.


TCL_DETACHCHANNEL

       Tcl_DetachChannel removes a channel from the set of channels accessible
       in interp. After this call, Tcl programs will no longer be able to use
       the channel's name to refer to the channel in that interpreter.  Beyond
       that, this command has no further effect.  It cannot be used on the
       standard channels (stdout, stderr, stdin), and will return TCL_ERROR if
       passed one of those channels.

       Code not associated with a Tcl interpreter can call Tcl_DetachChannel
       with interp as NULL, to indicate to Tcl that it no longer holds a
       reference to that channel. If this is the last reference to the
       channel, unlike Tcl_UnregisterChannel, it will not be closed.


TCL_ISSTANDARDCHANNEL

       Tcl_IsStandardChannel tests whether a channel is one of the three
       standard channels, stdin, stdout or stderr.  If so, it returns 1,
       otherwise 0.

       No attempt is made to check whether the given channel or the standard
       channels are initialized or otherwise valid.


TCL_CLOSE

       Tcl_Close destroys the channel channel, which must denote a currently
       open channel. The channel should not be registered in any interpreter
       when Tcl_Close is called. Buffered output is flushed to the channel's
       output device prior to destroying the channel, and any buffered input
       is discarded.  If this is a blocking channel, the call does not return
       until all buffered data is successfully sent to the channel's output
       device.  If this is a nonblocking channel and there is buffered output
       that cannot be written without blocking, the call returns immediately;
       output is flushed in the background and the channel will be closed once
       all of the buffered data has been output.  In this case errors during
       flushing are not reported.

       If the channel was closed successfully, Tcl_Close returns TCL_OK.  If
       an error occurs, Tcl_Close returns TCL_ERROR and records a POSIX error
       code that can be retrieved with Tcl_GetErrno.  If the channel is being
       closed synchronously and an error occurs during closing of the channel
       and interp is not NULL, an error message is left in the interpreter's
       result.

       Note: it is not safe to call Tcl_Close on a channel that has been
       registered using Tcl_RegisterChannel; see the documentation for
       Tcl_RegisterChannel, above, for details. If the channel has ever been
       given as the chan argument in a call to Tcl_RegisterChannel, you should
       instead use Tcl_UnregisterChannel, which will internally call Tcl_Close
       when all calls to Tcl_RegisterChannel have been matched by
       corresponding calls to Tcl_UnregisterChannel.


TCL_READCHARS AND TCL_READ

       Tcl_ReadChars consumes bytes from channel, converting the bytes to
       UTF-8 based on the channel's encoding and storing the produced data in
       readObjPtr's string representation.  The return value of Tcl_ReadChars
       is the number of characters, up to charsToRead, that were stored in
       readObjPtr.  If an error occurs while reading, the return value is -1
       and Tcl_ReadChars records a POSIX error code that can be retrieved with
       Tcl_GetErrno.

       Setting charsToRead to -1 will cause the command to read all characters
       currently available (non-blocking) or everything until eof (blocking
       mode).

       The return value may be smaller than the value to read, indicating that
       less data than requested was available.  This is called a short read.
       In blocking mode, this can only happen on an end-of-file.  In
       nonblocking mode, a short read can also occur if there is not enough
       input currently available:  Tcl_ReadChars returns a short count rather
       than waiting for more data.

       If the channel is in blocking mode, a return value of zero indicates an
       end-of-file condition.  If the channel is in nonblocking mode, a return
       value of zero indicates either that no input is currently available or
       an end-of-file condition.  Use Tcl_Eof and Tcl_InputBlocked to tell
       which of these conditions actually occurred.

       Tcl_ReadChars translates the various end-of-line representations into
       the canonical \n internal representation according to the current end-
       of-line recognition mode.  End-of-line recognition and the various
       platform-specific modes are described in the manual entry for the Tcl
       fconfigure command.

       As a performance optimization, when reading from a channel with the
       encoding binary, the bytes are not converted to UTF-8 as they are read.
       Instead, they are stored in readObjPtr's internal representation as a
       byte-array value.  The string representation of this value will only be
       constructed if it is needed (e.g., because of a call to
       Tcl_GetStringFromObj).  In this way, byte-oriented data can be read
       from a channel, manipulated by calling Tcl_GetByteArrayFromObj and
       related functions, and then written to a channel without the expense of
       ever converting to or from UTF-8.

       Tcl_Read is similar to Tcl_ReadChars, except that it does not do
       encoding conversions, regardless of the channel's encoding.  It is
       deprecated and exists for backwards compatibility with non-
       internationalized Tcl extensions.  It consumes bytes from channel and
       stores them in readBuf, performing end-of-line translations on the way.
       The return value of Tcl_Read is the number of bytes, up to bytesToRead,
       written in readBuf.  The buffer produced by Tcl_Read is not null-
       terminated.  Its contents are valid from the zeroth position up to and
       excluding the position indicated by the return value.

       Tcl_ReadRaw is the same as Tcl_Read but does not compensate for
       stacking. While Tcl_Read (and the other functions in the API) always
       get their data from the topmost channel in the stack the supplied
       channel is part of, Tcl_ReadRaw does not. Thus this function is only
       usable for transformational channel drivers, i.e. drivers used in the
       middle of a stack of channels, to move data from the channel below into
       the transformation.


TCL_GETSOBJ AND TCL_GETS

       Tcl_GetsObj consumes bytes from channel, converting the bytes to UTF-8
       based on the channel's encoding, until a full line of input has been
       seen.  If the channel's encoding is binary, each byte read from the
       channel is treated as an individual Unicode character.  All of the
       characters of the line except for the terminating end-of-line
       character(s) are appended to lineObjPtr's string representation.  The
       end-of-line character(s) are read and discarded.

       If a line was successfully read, the return value is greater than or
       equal to zero and indicates the number of bytes stored in lineObjPtr.
       If an error occurs, Tcl_GetsObj returns -1 and records a POSIX error
       code that can be retrieved with Tcl_GetErrno.  Tcl_GetsObj also returns
       -1 if the end of the file is reached; the Tcl_Eof procedure can be used
       to distinguish an error from an end-of-file condition.

       If the channel is in nonblocking mode, the return value can also be -1
       if no data was available or the data that was available did not contain
       an end-of-line character.  When -1 is returned, the Tcl_InputBlocked
       procedure may be invoked to determine if the channel is blocked because
       of input unavailability.

       Tcl_Gets is the same as Tcl_GetsObj except the resulting characters are
       appended to the dynamic string given by lineRead rather than a Tcl
       value.


TCL_UNGETS

       Tcl_Ungets is used to add data to the input queue of a channel, at
       either the head or tail of the queue.  The pointer input points to the
       data that is to be added.  The length of the input to add is given by
       inputLen.  A non-zero value of addAtEnd indicates that the data is to
       be added at the end of queue; otherwise it will be added at the head of
       the queue.  If channel has a "sticky" EOF set, no data will be added to
       the input queue.  Tcl_Ungets returns inputLen or -1 if an error occurs.


TCL_WRITECHARS, TCL_WRITEOBJ, AND TCL_WRITE

       Tcl_WriteChars accepts bytesToWrite bytes of character data at charBuf.
       The UTF-8 characters in the buffer are converted to the channel's
       encoding and queued for output to channel.  If bytesToWrite is
       negative, Tcl_WriteChars expects charBuf to be null-terminated and it
       outputs everything up to the null.

       Data queued for output may not appear on the output device immediately,
       due to internal buffering.  If the data should appear immediately, call
       Tcl_Flush after the call to Tcl_WriteChars, or set the -buffering
       option on the channel to none.  If you wish the data to appear as soon
       as a complete line is accepted for output, set the -buffering option on
       the channel to line mode.

       The return value of Tcl_WriteChars is a count of how many bytes were
       accepted for output to the channel.  This is either greater than zero
       to indicate success or -1 to indicate that an error occurred.  If an
       error occurs, Tcl_WriteChars records a POSIX error code that may be
       retrieved with Tcl_GetErrno.

       Newline characters in the output data are translated to platform-
       specific end-of-line sequences according to the -translation option for
       the channel.  This is done even if the channel has no encoding.

       Tcl_WriteObj is similar to Tcl_WriteChars except it accepts a Tcl value
       whose contents will be output to the channel.  The UTF-8 characters in
       writeObjPtr's string representation are converted to the channel's
       encoding and queued for output to channel.  As a performance
       optimization, when writing to a channel with the encoding binary, UTF-8
       characters are not converted as they are written.  Instead, the bytes
       in writeObjPtr's internal representation as a byte-array value are
       written to the channel.  The byte-array representation of the value
       will be constructed if it is needed.  In this way, byte-oriented data
       can be read from a channel, manipulated by calling
       Tcl_GetByteArrayFromObj and related functions, and then written to a
       channel without the expense of ever converting to or from UTF-8.

       Tcl_Write is similar to Tcl_WriteChars except that it does not do
       encoding conversions, regardless of the channel's encoding.  It is
       deprecated and exists for backwards compatibility with non-
       internationalized Tcl extensions.  It accepts bytesToWrite bytes of
       data at byteBuf and queues them for output to channel.  If bytesToWrite
       is negative, Tcl_Write expects byteBuf to be null-terminated and it
       outputs everything up to the null.

       Tcl_WriteRaw is the same as Tcl_Write but does not compensate for
       stacking. While Tcl_Write (and the other functions in the API) always
       feed their input to the topmost channel in the stack the supplied
       channel is part of, Tcl_WriteRaw does not. Thus this function is only
       usable for transformational channel drivers, i.e. drivers used in the
       middle of a stack of channels, to move data from the transformation
       into the channel below it.


TCL_FLUSH

       Tcl_Flush causes all of the buffered output data for channel to be
       written to its underlying file or device as soon as possible.  If the
       channel is in blocking mode, the call does not return until all the
       buffered data has been sent to the channel or some error occurred.  The
       call returns immediately if the channel is nonblocking; it starts a
       background flush that will write the buffered data to the channel
       eventually, as fast as the channel is able to absorb it.

       The return value is normally TCL_OK.  If an error occurs, Tcl_Flush
       returns TCL_ERROR and records a POSIX error code that can be retrieved
       with Tcl_GetErrno.


TCL_SEEK

       Tcl_Seek moves the access point in channel where subsequent data will
       be read or written. Buffered output is flushed to the channel and
       buffered input is discarded, prior to the seek operation.

       Tcl_Seek normally returns the new access point.  If an error occurs,
       Tcl_Seek returns -1 and records a POSIX error code that can be
       retrieved with Tcl_GetErrno.  After an error, the access point may or
       may not have been moved.


TCL_TELL

       Tcl_Tell returns the current access point for a channel. The returned
       value is -1 if the channel does not support seeking.


TCL_TRUNCATECHANNEL

       Tcl_TruncateChannel truncates the file underlying channel to a given
       length of bytes. It returns TCL_OK if the operation succeeded, and
       TCL_ERROR otherwise.


TCL_GETCHANNELOPTION

       Tcl_GetChannelOption retrieves, in optionValue, the value of one of the
       options currently in effect for a channel, or a list of all options and
       their values.  The channel argument identifies the channel for which to
       query an option or retrieve all options and their values.  If
       optionName is not NULL, it is the name of the option to query; the
       option's value is copied to the Tcl dynamic string denoted by
       optionValue. If optionName is NULL, the function stores an alternating
       list of option names and their values in optionValue, using a series of
       calls to Tcl_DStringAppendElement. The various preexisting options and
       their possible values are described in the manual entry for the Tcl
       fconfigure command. Other options can be added by each channel type.
       These channel type specific options are described in the manual entry
       for the Tcl command that creates a channel of that type; for example,
       the additional options for TCP-based channels are described in the
       manual entry for the Tcl socket command.  The procedure normally
       returns TCL_OK. If an error occurs, it returns TCL_ERROR and calls
       Tcl_SetErrno to store an appropriate POSIX error code.


TCL_SETCHANNELOPTION

       Tcl_SetChannelOption sets a new value newValue for an option optionName
       on channel.  The procedure normally returns TCL_OK.  If an error
       occurs, it returns TCL_ERROR;  in addition, if interp is non-NULL,
       Tcl_SetChannelOption leaves an error message in the interpreter's
       result.


TCL_EOF

       Tcl_Eof returns a nonzero value if channel encountered an end of file
       during the last input operation.


TCL_INPUTBLOCKED

       Tcl_InputBlocked returns a nonzero value if channel is in nonblocking
       mode and the last input operation returned less data than requested
       because there was insufficient data available.  The call always returns
       zero if the channel is in blocking mode.


TCL_INPUTBUFFERED

       Tcl_InputBuffered returns the number of bytes of input currently
       buffered in the internal buffers for a channel. If the channel is not
       open for reading, this function always returns zero.


TCL_OUTPUTBUFFERED

       Tcl_OutputBuffered returns the number of bytes of output currently
       buffered in the internal buffers for a channel. If the channel is not
       open for writing, this function always returns zero.


PLATFORM ISSUES

       The handles returned from Tcl_GetChannelHandle depend on the platform
       and the channel type.  On Unix platforms, the handle is always a Unix
       file descriptor as returned from the open system call.  On Windows
       platforms, the handle is a file HANDLE when the channel was created
       with Tcl_OpenFileChannel, Tcl_OpenCommandChannel, or
       Tcl_MakeFileChannel.  Other channel types may return a different type
       of handle on Windows platforms.


SEE ALSO

       DString(3), fconfigure(n), filename(n), fopen(3), Tcl_CreateChannel(3)


KEYWORDS

       access point, blocking, buffered I/O, channel, channel driver, end of
       file, flush, input, nonblocking, output, read, seek, write

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