_Added in 1.9.0_

*$fread(name|N)*

Returns the next [[$crlf]] delimited line from an open file from the current position.

_See also [[/fopen]], [[/fclose]], [[/fwrite]], [[/fseek]], [[/flist]], [[$fgetc]], [[$feof]], [[$ferr]], [[$fopen]]._

*Parameters*

table(ktable).
|*Parameter*|*Description*|
| name<notextile>|</notextile>N | Name of the file or the Nth file. |

*Properties*

table(ktable).
|*Property*|*Description*|
| .back | Returns the previous [[$crlf]] delimited line from an open file from the current position. *(AdiIRC only)* |

*Example*

<pre>
; Open a file.
/fopen Example Example.txt

; Add some text to the file.
/fwrite Example Hello World

; Read the next line.
//echo -ag Next line is: $fread(Example)

; Close the file.
/fclose Example

; Delete the file.
/remove Example
</pre>

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*$fread(name|N, M, &binvar)*

Reads M bytes from an open file to a &binvar.

*Parameters*

table(ktable).
|*Parameter*|*Description*|
| name<notextile>|</notextile>N | Name of the file or the Nth file. |
| M | Number of bytes to read from current position. |
| &binvar | The &binvar to read into. |

*Properties*

table(ktable).
|*Property*|*Description*|
| .back | Returns M bytes from an open file to a &binvar backwards. (AdiIRC only) |