Using Explicit File Descriptor
file = io.open("sample.txt", "r")
print(file:read())
file:close()
file = io.open("sample.txt", "a")
file:write("Hello world")
file:close()
Using Implicit File Descriptor
file = io.open("sample.txt", "r")
io.input(file)
print(io.read())
io.close(file)
file = io.open("sample.txt", "a")
io.output(file)
io.write("Hello world")
io.close(file)