under Windows,
   end-of-lines will be translated from <code class="code">\n</code> to <code class="code">\r\n</code>.
   This function has no effect under operating systems that
   do not distinguish between text mode and binary mode.<br>
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<div class="h7" id="7_Generalinputfunctions">General input functions</div><br>

<pre><span id="VALopen_in"><span class="keyword">val</span> open_in</span> : <code class="type">string -&gt; <a href="Pervasives.html#TYPEin_channel">in_channel</a></code></pre><di