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NAME

fileevent — Execute a script when a channel becomes readable or writable

SYNOPSIS

fileevent channel readable ?script?
fileevent channel writable ?script?

DESCRIPTION

The fileevent command has been superceded by the chan event command which supports the same syntax and options.

SEE ALSO

chan
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