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# bzread

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.4)

bzread -- Binary safe bzip2 file read

## Description

``string bzread` (int bz [, int length])`

bzread() reads up to `length` bytes from the bzip2 file pointer referenced by `bz`. Reading stops when `length` (uncompressed) bytes have been read or EOF is reached, whichever comes first. If the optional parameter `length` is not specified, bzread() will read 1024 (uncompressed) bytes at a time.

Example 1. bzread() Example
    <?php
    $bz = bzopen("/tmp/foo.bz2", "r");
    $str = bzread($bz, 2048);
    print( $str );
    ?>

See also bzwrite() and bzopen().

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