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@c -*-texinfo-*-
@c This is part of the GNU Guile Reference Manual.
-@c Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
+@c Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
@c Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c See the file guile.texi for copying conditions.
@@ -1405,6 +1405,12 @@ C}), but returns a pointer to the elements of a uniform numeric vector
of the indicated kind.
@end deftypefn
+Uniform numeric vectors can be written to and read from input/output
+ports using the procedures listed below. However, bytevectors may often
+be more convenient for binary input/output since they provide more
+flexibility in the interpretation of raw byte sequences
+(@pxref{Bytevectors}).
+
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} uniform-vector-read! uvec [port_or_fd [start [end]]]
@deffnx {C Function} scm_uniform_vector_read_x (uvec, port_or_fd, start, end)
Fill the elements of @var{uvec} by reading