File (gb.util)

Some file utility functions.

DefaultDirAuth	Since 3.16 Return or set the default authorizations used when creating a new directory with MKDIR.
Err	Returns the standard error output stream.
In	Returns the standard input stream.
Out	Returns the standard output stream.

Static methods

FormatSize

Format a file size to be human-readable.

BaseName	Returns the name of a file without its extension.
Dir	Returns the directory component of a file path.
Ext	Returns the extension of a file name.
IsHidden	Return if a file path is hidden.
IsRelative	Since 3.8.2 Return True if Path is a relative path.
Load	Loads a file and returns its contents as a string.
Name	Returns the name component of a file path.
RealPath	Since 3.13 Return the canonical absolute pathname of a path, with no symbolic links inside.
Save	Saves the contents of a string into a file.
SetBaseName	Sets the base name of a path, and returns the modified path.
SetDir	Sets the directory part of a path, and returns the modified path.
SetExt	Sets the file extension of a path, and returns the modified path.
SetName	Sets the file name part of a path, and returns the modified path.

Blocking	Returns or sets if the stream is blocking.
ByteOrder	Returns or sets the byte order used to read or write binary data to the stream.
EndOfFile	This property signals whether the last use of LINE INPUT reached the end of file, instead of reading a full line with an end-of-line character.
EndOfLine	Return or set the newline separator used by this stream.
Eof	Since 3.14 Return if a stream reached its end.
Handle	Returns the system file descriptor associated with this Stream.
IsTerm	Since 3.9 Return if a stream is associated with a terminal.
Lines	Returns a virtual object that allows you to enumerate a stream line by line.
NoShare	Since 3.19
NullTerminatedString	Since 3.15 Return or set if strings are null-terminated when they are serialized.
Tag	Returns or sets the tag associated with the stream.
Term	Since 3.9 Return a virtual object that allows to manage the terminal associated with the stream.

Begin	Start to buffer data written to the stream, so that everything will be sent when the Send method is called.
Close	Closes the stream.
Drop	Drop the data that has been buffered since the last call to the Begin method.
ReadLine	Read a line of text from the stream, like the LINE INPUT instruction.
Send	Send all the data, in one shot, since the last call to Begin.
Watch	Start or stop watching the stream file descriptor for reading or writing, after it has been opened.

Read	This event is raised when there is something to read from the file.
Resize	This special event is raised by the File.In stream when the control terminal of the process is resized.
Write	This event is raised when writing to the file is possible.