From the NannyMUD documentation

LAST CHANGE

2006-09-21

FUNCTION

NAME
        read_large_file - Read lines from a file larger than 50kB.


SYNTAX
	string read_large_file(string filename)

DESCRIPTION
	This simulated efun reads arbitrarily large files. It does this by
	reading chunks of 50kB until the whole file has been read.


NOTE
        This sfun can generate huge amounts of lag.


NOTE
        If you find yourself in need of this sfun, consider changing your
	code to generate smaller files instead.


NOTE
	DO NOT read the system log files using this sfun; those files are
	too large to be handled in-game.


SEE ALSO
        write_file in efun/disc_related/write_file


SEE ALSO
        read_bytes in efun/disc_related/read_bytes


SEE ALSO
        write_bytes in efun/disc_related/write_bytes