--- gforth/stuff.fs	2000/11/29 22:21:57	1.18
+++ gforth/stuff.fs	2001/01/19 21:07:05	1.19
@@ -106,3 +106,12 @@ AUser CSP
     noname : POSTPONE rdrop
     lastxt r> cell+ ! \ patch the literal
 ; immediate
+
+: slurp-file ( c-addr1 u1 -- c-addr2 u2 )
+    \ c-addr1 u1 is the filename, c-addr2 u2 is the file's contents
+    r/o bin open-file throw >r
+    r@ file-size throw abort" file too large"
+    dup allocate throw swap
+    2dup r@ read-file throw over <> abort" could not read whole file"
+    r> close-file throw ;
+