NAME
read_bytes() - reads a contiguous series of bytes from a file into a string
SYNOPSIS
string read_bytes(string path, int start, int length);
DESCRIPTION
This function reads 'length' bytes beginning at byte # 'start' in the
file named 'path'. The bytes are returned as a string. Note that
(start + length) must not be past the end of the file or else read_bytes
will fail.
SEE ALSO
read_file(3)
, write_bytes(3)