Read a record from the file with the specified file descriptor. Unlike FIO_READ, this routine does not return the ‘used length’ of the buffer and is therefore faster.

CALL FIO_READF( FD, BUF, STATUS )

FD = INTEGER (Given)

BUF = CHARACTER $\ast$ ( $\ast$ ) (Returned)

STATUS = INTEGER (Given and Returned)

FIO_READF reflects the behaviour of the underlying Fortran I/O system so identical behaviour on different platforms cannot be guaranteed. In particular, platforms differ in the way they handle records which are terminated by EOF rather than newline. Supported platforms currently behave as follows: