[close]
description = 'Close `file`.'

[flush]
description = 'Saves any written data to `file`.'

[lines]
description = [[
------
```lua
for c in file:lines(...) do
    body
end
```
]]
[[.enums]]
name = 'mode'
enum = 'n'
description = 'Reads a numeral and returns it as number.'
``````````
name = 'mode'
enum = 'a'
description = 'Reads the whole file.'
``````````
name = 'mode'
enum = 'l'
description = 'Reads the next line skipping the end of line.'
``````````
name = 'mode'
enum = 'L'
description = 'Reads the next line keeping the end of line.'
``````````
name = 'mode'
code = 'number'
description = 'Reads a string with up to this number of bytes.'

[read]
description = 'Reads the `file`, according to the given formats, which specify what to read.'
[[.enums]]
name = 'mode'
enum = 'n'
description = 'Reads a numeral and returns it as number.'
``````````
name = 'mode'
enum = 'a'
description = 'Reads the whole file.'
``````````
name = 'mode'
enum = 'l'
description = 'Reads the next line skipping the end of line.'
``````````
name = 'mode'
enum = 'L'
description = 'Reads the next line keeping the end of line.'
``````````
name = 'mode'
code = 'number'
description = 'Reads a string with up to this number of bytes.'

[seek]
description = 'Sets and gets the file position, measured from the beginning of the file.'
[[.enums]]
name = 'whence'
enum = 'set'
description = 'Base is beginning of the file.'
``````````
name = 'whence'
enum = 'cur'
description = 'Base is current position.'
``````````
name = 'whence'
enum = 'end'
description = 'Base is end of file.'

[setvbuf]
description = 'Sets the buffering mode for an output file.'
[[.enums]]
name = 'mode'
enum = 'no'
description = 'Output operation appears immediately.'
``````````
name = 'mode'
enum = 'full'
description = 'Performed only when the buffer is full.'
``````````
name = 'mode'
enum = 'line'
description = 'Buffered until a newline is output.'

[write]
description = 'Writes the value of each of its arguments to `file`.'