# get\_bytes

```
Return the specified number of bytes of the program
      ea - linear address
      size - size of buffer in normal 8-bit bytes
      use_dbg - use debugger memory or just the database
returns: 0-failure
         or a string containing the read bytes

string get_bytes(long ea, long size, long use_dbg);
```


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