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6.15.18 Some text file tricks

The following listing contains the interface of the TFDD unit.

This unit provides some tricks with text files, e.g. a “tee” file which causes everything written to it to be written to two other files.

     { Some text file tricks.
     
       Copyright (C) 2002-2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
     
       Author: Frank Heckenbach <frank@pascal.gnu.de>
     
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     {$gnu-pascal,I-}
     {$if __GPC_RELEASE__ < 20030412}
     {$error This unit requires GPC release 20030412 or newer.}
     {$endif}
     
     unit TFDD;
     
     interface
     
     uses GPC;
     
     { Write to multiple files. Everything written to Dest after calling
       this procedure will be written to both File1 and File2. Can be
       chained. }
     procedure MultiFileWrite (var Dest, File1, File2: AnyFile);