This command is part of the [TclX] package.

    :   '''lgets''' ''fileid'' ?''varname''?
Reads the next Tcl [list] from the given ''fileid'', returning it or, if ''varname'' is given, storing it in the variable and returning the number of characters read (not including the terminating newline) or -1 in an error case (similar to [gets]).

Use [puts] to reverse the operation.

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