---
name: "IO.get"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "kaya"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/IO.get"
---

# IO.get(3kaya)

Read a line from a file

## NAME

IO::get - Read a line from a file

## SYNOPSIS

**String get(** *File handle* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**handle** A file handle opened for reading

## DESCRIPTION

Read a line from a file, including the terminating newline ('\\n').

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.