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                      3: file                        Definition                       file
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                      8: A file is a mass of bits that has been given a name and is stored
                      9: on a nonvolatile medium.  These bits may form ASCII characters or
                     10: machine-executable data.   Under the COHERENT  system and related
                     11: operating systems, external devices can mimic files, in that they
                     12: can be opened, closed, read, and written to in a manner identical
                     13: to that of files.
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                     15: To manipulate  the contents  of a file,  you must first  open it.
                     16: This can be done with the  COHERENT system call open, or with the
                     17: function fopen.   You can then  read the file,  write material to
                     18: it, or  append material  onto it  with the COHERENT  system calls
                     19: rreeaadd and write, or with  the functions ffrreeaadd and ffwwrriittee.  See the
                     20: entries on CCOOHHEERREENNTT ssyysstteemm  ccaallllss and entry SSTTDDIIOO for more infor-
                     21: mation on manipulating material within a file.
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                     23: ***** See Also *****
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                     25: close(), definitions,  executable file, fopen(),  fclose(), FILE,
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