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NAME

       mmap_read - memory map a file for reading

SYNTAX

       #include <libowfat/mmap.h>

       const char* mmap_read(const char* filename,size_t* filesize);

DESCRIPTION

       mmap_read opens filename for reading, maps the whole file into memory, closes the file, writes the length
       of the file to filesize and returns a pointer to the mapped file.

       The file is unmapped by the operating system if the process terminates.  It can also be manually unmapped
       by calling munmap from <sys/mman.h>.

       If the file could not be opened or mapped, (void*)0 is returned.

SEE ALSO

       mmap_unmap(3)

                                                                                                    mmap_read(3)