Files and I/O

File, directory and path functions, plus ZIP and archive functions.

File, directory and path functions, plus ZIP and archive functions. 44 entries. This page is generated from the MatchBox source; see the function reference index for how to read the tables and what each gate means.

FunctionFormsGateNotes
compresscompress( ... )bif-zip
contractPathcontractPath( ... )bif-io
createTempDirectorycreateTempDirectory( ... )bif-io
createTempFilecreateTempFile( ... )bif-io
directoryCopydirectoryCopy( ... )bif-io
directoryCreatedirectoryCreate( ... )bif-io
directoryDeletedirectoryDelete( ... )bif-io
directoryExistsdirectoryExists( ... )bif-ioReturns true when the directory exists.
directoryListdirectoryList( ... )bif-io
directoryMovedirectoryMove( ... )bif-io
directoryRenamedirectoryRename( ... )bif-io
expandPathexpandPath( ... )bif-io
extractextract( ... )bif-zip
fileAppendfileAppend( ... )bif-io
fileClosefileClose( ... )bif-io
fileCopyfileCopy( ... )bif-io
fileCreateSymlinkfileCreateSymlink( ... )bif-io
fileDeletefileDelete( ... )bif-io
fileExistsfileExists( ... )bif-ioReturns true when the file exists.
fileGetMimeTypefileGetMimeType( ... )bif-io
fileInfofileInfo( ... )bif-io
fileIsEOFfileIsEOF( ... )bif-ioAlways fails in this version with the error "fileIsEOF() is not yet implemented: file handle infrastructure required".
fileMovefileMove( ... )bif-io
fileOpenfileOpen( ... )bif-io
filePublishExclusivefilePublishExclusive( ... )bif-io
fileReadfileRead( ... )bif-io
fileReadLinefileReadLine( ... )bif-io
fileSeekfileSeek( ... )bif-ioAlways fails in this version with the error "fileSeek() is not yet implemented: file handle infrastructure required".
fileSetAccessModefileSetAccessMode( ... )bif-io
fileSetAttributefileSetAttribute( ... )bif-io
fileSetExecutablefileSetExecutable( ... )bif-io
fileSetLastModifiedfileSetLastModified( ... )bif-io
fileWritefileWrite( ... )bif-io
fileWriteExclusivefileWriteExclusive( ... )bif-io
fileWriteLinefileWriteLine( ... )bif-io
getCanonicalPathgetCanonicalPath( ... )bif-io
getDirectoryFromPathgetDirectoryFromPath( ... )bif-io
getFileFromPathgetFileFromPath( ... )always
getFileInfogetFileInfo( ... )bif-io
getTempDirectorygetTempDirectory( ... )bif-io
getTempFilegetTempFile( ... )bif-io
isZipFileisZipFile( ... )bif-zip
loadPropertiesloadProperties( ... )always
propertyFilepropertyFile( ... )bif-io
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