[ CCode ( array_length_pos = 3.1 , array_length_type = "gsize" ) ]
[ Version ( since = "1.0.77" ) ]
public uint8[] pread (string path, int32 count, int64 offset) throws Error
read part of a file
This command lets you read part of a file. It reads count bytes of the file, starting at offset, from file
path.
This may read fewer bytes than requested. For further details see the pread(2) system call.
See also pwrite, pread_device.
| this |
A GuestfsSession object |
| size_r |
The size of the returned buffer, in bytes |
|
an array of binary data, or NULL on error |