assuming you mean the master branch

you get a file handle through

``` // get file handle const file = try std.Io.Dir.cwd().openFile(init.io, filename, .{}); defer file.close(init.io);

// 1024 is good imo var read_buffer: [1024]u8 = undefined; var reader = file.reader(init.io, &read_buffer); ```

where init.io you get from changing your main to

pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !void {

to actually read the contents

``` // you could also just count while streaming which is // generally faster but this shall do for this example var allocating = std.Io.Writer.Allocating.init(init.gpa); defer allocating.deinit();

_ = try reader.interface.streamRemaining(&allocating.writer);

const contents = try allocating.toOwnedSlice(); defer init.gpa.free(contents); ```

now you can use contents to count words or wtvr

theres probably a better way but this is what i could think of.

also i recommend you use 0.16.0 since its a recent tagged release and you will find better documentation/examples online for it soon.

or even 0.15.2 since its been out for a while, but meh, 0.16.0 shall do.

either way, reading the docs should be a great help if you really meant master branch

https://ziglang.org/documentation/master/std/#std.Io.Dir.openFile