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SFL Version 2.11

File-access functions

Filename: sflfile.h
Package: Standard Function Library (SFL)
Written: 1992/10/25 iMatix SFL project team sfl@imatix.com
Revised: 1999/11/08
Copyright: Copyright (c) 1996-2000 iMatix Corporation

Synopsis

Provides functions to read and write files with explicit new- line/carriage-return control; to find files on a path; to copy files, check files' protection, etc.

List of Functions

• FILE * file open
  (const char *filename, char mode);
• FILE * file locate
  (const char *path, const char *name, const char *ext);
• int file close
  (FILE *stream);
• Bool file read
  (FILE *stream, char *string);
• Bool file readn
  (FILE *stream, char *string, int line_max);
• char * file write
  (FILE *stream, const char *string);
• int file copy
  (const char *dest, const char *src, char mode);
• int file concat
  (const char *dest, const char *src);
• int file rename
  (const char *oldname, const char *newname);
• int file delete
  (const char *filename);
• char * file where
  (char mode, const char *path, const char *name, const char *ext);
• char * file where ext
  (char mode, const char *path, const char *name, const char **ext);
• Bool file exists
  (const char *filename);
• Bool file cycle
  (const char *filename, int how);
• Bool file cycle needed
  (const char *filename, int how);
• Bool file has changed
  (const char *filename, long old_date, long old_time);
• Bool safe to extend
  (const char *filename);
• char * default extension
  (char *dest, const char *src, const char *ext);
• char * fixed extension
  (char *dest, const char *src, const char *ext);
• char * strip extension
  (char *filename);
• char * add extension
  (char *dest, const char *src, const char *ext);
• char * strip file path
  (char *filename);
• char * strip file name
  (char *filename);
• char * get new filename
  (const char *filename);
• Bool file is readable
  (const char *filename);
• Bool file is writeable
  (const char *filename);
• Bool file is executable
  (const char *filename);
• Bool file is directory
  (const char *filename);
• Bool file is program
  (const char *filename);
• Bool file is legal
  (const char *filename);
• char * file exec name
  (const char *filename);
• long get file size
  (const char *filename);
• time_t get file time
  (const char *filename);
• long get file lines
  (const char *filename);
• DESCR * file slurp
  (const char *filename);
• DESCR * file slurpl
  (const char *filename);
• dbyte file set eoln
  (char *dest, const char *src, dbyte src_size, Bool add_cr);
• char * get tmp file name
  (const char *path, qbyte *index, const char *ext);
• int file fhredirect
  (int source, int dest);
• void file fhrestore
  (int source, int dest);
• FILE * ftmp open
  (char **pathname);
• void ftmp close
  (FILE *tempstream);

List of Symbol Definitions

sflfile.h defines these symbols, possibly conditionally:

Symbol:	Defined as:
FILE_DIR_MAX	64 /* Max size of directory name */
FILE_NAME_MAX	160 /* Max size of filename */
FOPEN_APPEND_BINARY	(various)
FOPEN_APPEND_TEXT	(various)
FOPEN_READ_BINARY	(various)
FOPEN_READ_TEXT	(various)
FOPEN_WRITE_BINARY	(various)
FOPEN_WRITE_TEXT	(various)
SFLFILE_INCLUDED	TRUE
file_lines(f)	get_file_lines(f) /* Changed 98/07/23 */

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