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@@ -11776,12 +11776,16 @@ seek_before_access(VALUE argp) * IO.read('| cat t.txt') * # => "First line\nSecond line\n\nThird line\nFourth line\n" * - * With only argument +path+ given, reads and returns the entire content + * With only argument +path+ given, reads in text mode and returns the entire content * of the file at the given path: * * IO.read('t.txt') * # => "First line\nSecond line\n\nThird line\nFourth line\n" * + * On Windows, text mode can terminate reading and leave bytes in the file + * unread when encountering certain special bytes. Consider using + * IO.binread if all bytes in the file should be read. + * * For both forms, command and path, the remaining arguments are the same. * * With argument +length+, returns +length+ bytes if available: |