{{omit from|Batch File|No way of reading entire files or putting line breaks into variables.}}
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{{omit from|TI-83 BASIC|No filesystem.}}
{{omit from|TI-89 BASIC|No filesystem.}}
{{omit from|Unlambda|Does not know files.}}

;Task:
Load the entire contents of some text file as a single string variable.

If applicable, discuss: encoding selection, the possibility of memory-mapping.

Of course, in practice one should avoid reading an entire file at once
if the file is large and the task can be accomplished incrementally instead
(in which case check [[File IO]]);
this is for those cases where having the entire file is actually what is wanted.
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