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

# IO.reopen(3kaya)

Re-open a file.

## NAME

IO::reopen - Re-open a file.

## SYNOPSIS

**File reopen(** *String fname, \[FileMode\] mode, File f* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**fname** The file name

**mode** A list of file modes

**f** The existing file handle

## DESCRIPTION

Re-open a file. This functions exactly like **IO.open (3kaya)** except that rather than opening a new file, it changes an existing file handle. This is mainly useful for re-opening the standard input, output and error streams on a different file.

-

   in = reopen("inputscript",\[Read\],stdin);

## 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.

## RELATED

**IO.close (3kaya)**

**IO.open (3kaya)**

**IO.stdin (3kaya)**

**IO.stdout (3kaya)**

**IO.stderr (3kaya)**