Clamps Dictionary

Function

(open filename &key (direction :input) (element-type 'character) (if-exists nil if-exists-given) (if-does-not-exist nil if-does-not-exist-given) (external-format :default) (class 'fd-stream))

Return a stream which reads from or writes to FILENAME. Defined keywords: :DIRECTION - one of :INPUT, :OUTPUT, :IO, or :PROBE :ELEMENT-TYPE - the type of object to read or write, default CHARACTER :IF-EXISTS - one of :ERROR, :NEW-VERSION, :RENAME, :RENAME-AND-DELETE, :OVERWRITE, :APPEND, :SUPERSEDE or NIL :IF-DOES-NOT-EXIST - one of :ERROR, :CREATE or NIL See the manual for details.