Provided by: tcl9.0-doc_9.0.2+dfsg-1_all 
NAME
read - Read from a channel
SYNOPSIS
read ?-nonewline? channel
read channel numChars
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DESCRIPTION
The read command has been superceded by the chan read command which supports the same syntax and options.
SEE ALSO
chan(3tcl)
Tcl 8.1 read(3tcl)