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filelib(3erl) | Erlang Module Definition | filelib(3erl) |
NAME¶
filelib - File utilities, such as wildcard matching of filenamesDESCRIPTION¶
This module contains utilities on a higher level than the file module. This module does not support "raw" file names (i.e. files whose names do not comply with the expected encoding). Such files will be ignored by the functions in this module. For more information about raw file names, see the file module.DATA TYPES¶
filename() = file:name()dirname() = filename()dirname_all() = filename_all()filename_all() = file:name_all()
EXPORTS¶
ensure_dir(Name) -> ok | {error, Reason}
Types:
Name = filename_all() | dirname_all()
Reason = file:posix()
The ensure_dir/1 function ensures that all parent directories for the
given file or directory name Name exist, trying to create them if
necessary.
Returns ok if all parent directories already exist or could be created,
or {error, Reason} if some parent directory does not exist and could
not be created for some reason.
file_size(Filename) -> integer() >= 0
Types:
Filename = filename_all()
The file_size function returns the size of the given file.
fold_files(Dir, RegExp, Recursive, Fun, AccIn) -> AccOut
Types:
Dir = dirname()
RegExp = string()
Recursive = boolean()
Fun = fun((F :: file:filename(), AccIn) -> AccOut)
AccIn = AccOut = term()
The fold_files/5 function folds the function Fun over all
(regular) files F in the directory Dir that match the regular
expression RegExp (see the re module for a description of the
allowed regular expressions). If Recursive is true all sub-directories
to Dir are processed. The regular expression matching is done on just
the filename without the directory part.
If Unicode file name translation is in effect and the file system is completely
transparent, file names that cannot be interpreted as Unicode may be
encountered, in which case the fun() must be prepared to handle raw
file names (i.e. binaries). If the regular expression contains codepoints
beyond 255, it will not match file names that do not conform to the expected
character encoding (i.e. are not encoded in valid UTF-8).
For more information about raw file names, see the file module.
is_dir(Name) -> boolean()
Types:
Name = filename_all() | dirname_all()
The is_dir/1 function returns true if Name refers to a
directory, and false otherwise.
is_file(Name) -> boolean()
Types:
Name = filename_all() | dirname_all()
The is_file/1 function returns true if Name refers to a
file or a directory, and false otherwise.
is_regular(Name) -> boolean()
Types:
Name = filename_all()
The is_regular/1 function returns true if Name refers to a
file (regular file), and false otherwise.
last_modified(Name) -> file:date_time() | 0
Types:
Name = filename_all() | dirname_all()
The last_modified/1 function returns the date and time the given file or
directory was last modified, or 0 if the file does not exist.
wildcard(Wildcard) -> [file:filename()]
Types:
Wildcard = filename() | dirname()
The wildcard/1 function returns a list of all files that match Unix-style
wildcard-string Wildcard.
The wildcard string looks like an ordinary filename, except that certain
"wildcard characters" are interpreted in a special way. The
following characters are special:
Other characters represent themselves. Only filenames that have exactly the same
character in the same position will match. (Matching is case-sensitive; i.e.
"a" will not match "A").
Note that multiple "*" characters are allowed (as in Unix wildcards,
but opposed to Windows/DOS wildcards).
Examples:
The following examples assume that the current directory is the top of an
Erlang/OTP installation.
To find all .beam files in all applications, the following line can be
used:
- ?:
- Matches one character.
- *:
- Matches any number of characters up to the end of the filename, the next dot, or the next slash.
- **:
- Two adjacent *'s used as a single pattern will match all files and zero or more directories and subdirectories.
- [Character1,Character2,...]:
- Matches any of the characters listed. Two characters separated by a hyphen will match a range of characters. Example: [A-Z] will match any uppercase letter.
- {Item,...}:
- Alternation. Matches one of the alternatives.
filelib:wildcard("lib/*/ebin/*.beam").To find either .erl or .hrl in all applications src directories, the following
filelib:wildcard("lib/*/src/*.?rl")or the following line
filelib:wildcard("lib/*/src/*.{erl,hrl}")can be used. To find all .hrl files in either src or include directories, use:
filelib:wildcard("lib/*/{src,include}/*.hrl").To find all .erl or .hrl files in either src or include directories, use:
filelib:wildcard("lib/*/{src,include}/*.{erl,hrl}")To find all .erl or .hrl files in any subdirectory, use:
filelib:wildcard("lib/**/*.{erl,hrl}")
wildcard(Wildcard, Cwd) -> [file:filename()]
Types:
Wildcard = filename() | dirname()
Cwd = dirname()
The wildcard/2 function works like wildcard/1, except that instead
of the actual working directory, Cwd will be used.
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