How do I change the file content when I change it manually? What is file contents?
I am aware of the difference between content and contents and usually the distinction is clear to me. I am wondering whether file content or file contents is more correct. When am I using case? On the one hand, the content of a file is a finite sequence of bytes, hence contents would be appropriate. On the other hand, those bytes represent some entity (an image, for example), to which I would refer as the file’s content. Is this distinction correct, or am I complicating things too much?
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When you need data, it seems better to use file contents.
For example, PHP has two corresponding functions, named file_get_contentsand file_put_contents. They are logical logical functions, but you can call their functions any way you want, as well. For example, the file_put_contents function can be implemented as a method..
Additional, note that file_get_contents() accepts offset and maxlen parameters. This tends to treat the file contents as a “sequence of bytes”.
If a file has, file_get_contents()
will return that file which had the requested format, up to a value of maxlen bytes.
Taken from file_get_contents() documentation : file_get_contents() returns the file in a string, starting at the specified offset up to maxlen bytes.
The general usage is File contents (when referring to something contained) Google
Ngram also shows that File contents has an edge over file content (file)
