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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/kernel/doc/src')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml | 67 |
1 files changed, 58 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml index 75fa32f702..66ecba1bf2 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml @@ -60,14 +60,6 @@ converted, why the Unicode mode for file names is not default on systems having completely transparent file naming.</p> - <note> - <p>As of R14B01, the most basic file handling modules - (<c>file</c>, <c>prim_file</c>, <c>filelib</c> and - <c>filename</c>) accept raw file names, but the rest of OTP is not - guaranteed to handle them, why Unicode file naming on systems - where it is not default is still considered experimental.</p> - </note> - <p>Raw file names is a new feature in OTP R14B01, which allows the user to supply completely uninterpreted file names to the underlying OS/filesystem. They are supplied as binaries, where it @@ -512,7 +504,8 @@ <name name="list_dir" arity="1"/> <fsummary>List files in a directory</fsummary> <desc> - <p>Lists all the files in a directory. Returns + <p>Lists all files in a directory, <b>except</b> files + with "raw" names. Returns <c>{ok, <anno>Filenames</anno>}</c> if successful. Otherwise, it returns <c>{error, <anno>Reason</anno>}</c>. <c><anno>Filenames</anno></c> is a list of @@ -539,6 +532,31 @@ </desc> </func> <func> + <name name="list_dir_all" arity="1"/> + <fsummary>List all files in a directory</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Lists all the files in a directory, including files with + "raw" names. + Returns <c>{ok, <anno>Filenames</anno>}</c> if successful. + Otherwise, it returns <c>{error, <anno>Reason</anno>}</c>. + <c><anno>Filenames</anno></c> is a list of + the names of all the files in the directory. The names are + not sorted.</p> + <p>Typical error reasons are:</p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>eacces</c></tag> + <item> + <p>Missing search or write permissions for <c><anno>Dir</anno></c> + or one of its parent directories.</p> + </item> + <tag><c>enoent</c></tag> + <item> + <p>The directory does not exist.</p> + </item> + </taglist> + </desc> + </func> + <func> <name name="make_dir" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Make a directory</fsummary> <desc> @@ -1423,10 +1441,41 @@ <fsummary>See what a link is pointing to</fsummary> <desc> <p>This function returns <c>{ok, <anno>Filename</anno>}</c> if + <c><anno>Name</anno></c> refers to a symbolic link that is + not a "raw" file name, or <c>{error, <anno>Reason</anno>}</c> + otherwise. + On platforms that do not support symbolic links, the return + value will be <c>{error,enotsup}</c>.</p> + <p>Typical error reasons:</p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>einval</c></tag> + <item> + <p><c><anno>Name</anno></c> does not refer to a symbolic link + or the name of the file that it refers to does not conform + to the expected encoding.</p> + </item> + <tag><c>enoent</c></tag> + <item> + <p>The file does not exist.</p> + </item> + <tag><c>enotsup</c></tag> + <item> + <p>Symbolic links are not supported on this platform.</p> + </item> + </taglist> + </desc> + </func> + <func> + <name name="read_link_all" arity="1"/> + <fsummary>See what a link is pointing to</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>This function returns <c>{ok, <anno>Filename</anno>}</c> if <c><anno>Name</anno></c> refers to a symbolic link or <c>{error, <anno>Reason</anno>}</c> otherwise. On platforms that do not support symbolic links, the return value will be <c>{error,enotsup}</c>.</p> + <p>Note that <c><anno>Filename</anno></c> can be either a list + or a binary.</p> <p>Typical error reasons:</p> <taglist> <tag><c>einval</c></tag> |