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+++ b/src/os/win32/ngx_files.c
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+
+#include <ngx_core.h>
+#include <ngx_types.h>
+#include <ngx_file.h>
+
+ssize_t ngx_read_file(ngx_file_t *file, char *buf, size_t size, off_t offset)
+{
+    size_t n;
+
+    if (ReadFile(file->fd, buf, size, &n, NULL) == 0) {
+        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ERR, file->log, ngx_errno, "ReadFile() failed");
+        return NGX_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    return n;
+}
+
+