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# write(toFile:atomically:encoding:)

Writes the contents of the `String` to a file at a given path using a given encoding.

```
func write<T>(toFile path: T, atomically useAuxiliaryFile: Bool, encoding enc: String.Encoding) throws where T : StringProtocol
```

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