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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/stdlib/doc/src/filelib.xml')
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diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filelib.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filelib.xml index fab68ae77c..f3079c7337 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filelib.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filelib.xml @@ -41,62 +41,46 @@ <p>For more information about raw file names, see the <seealso marker="kernel:file">file</seealso> module.</p> </description> - <section> - <title>DATA TYPES</title> - <code type="none"> -filename() = string() | atom() | DeepList | RawFilename - DeepList = [char() | atom() | DeepList] - RawFilename = binary() - If VM is in unicode filename mode, string() and char() are allowed to be > 255. - RawFilename is a filename not subject to Unicode translation, meaning that it - can contain characters not conforming to the Unicode encoding expected from the - filesystem (i.e. non-UTF-8 characters although the VM is started in Unicode - filename mode). -dirname() = filename()</code> - </section> + <datatypes> + <datatype> + <name name="filename"/> + </datatype> + <datatype> + <name name="dirname"/> + </datatype> + </datatypes> <funcs> <func> - <name>ensure_dir(Name) -> ok | {error, Reason}</name> + <name name="ensure_dir" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Ensure that all parent directories for a file or directory exist.</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Name = filename() | dirname()</v> - <v>Reason = posix() -- see file(3)</v> - </type> <desc> <p>The <c>ensure_dir/1</c> function ensures that all parent - directories for the given file or directory name <c>Name</c> + directories for the given file or directory name <c><anno>Name</anno></c> exist, trying to create them if necessary.</p> <p>Returns <c>ok</c> if all parent directories already exist - or could be created, or <c>{error, Reason}</c> if some parent + or could be created, or <c>{error, <anno>Reason</anno>}</c> if some parent directory does not exist and could not be created for some reason.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>file_size(Filename) -> integer()</name> + <name name="file_size" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Return the size in bytes of the file.</fsummary> <desc> <p>The <c>file_size</c> function returns the size of the given file.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>fold_files(Dir, RegExp, Recursive, Fun, AccIn) -> AccOut </name> + <name name="fold_files" arity="5"/> <fsummary>Fold over all files matching a regular expression.</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Dir = dirname()</v> - <v>RegExp = regular_expression_string()</v> - <v>Recursive = true|false</v> - <v>Fun = fun(F, AccIn) -> AccOut</v> - <v>AccIn = AccOut = term()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>The <c>fold_files/5</c> function folds the function - <c>Fun</c> over all (regular) files <c>F</c> in the - directory <c>Dir</c> that match the regular expression <c>RegExp</c> + <c><anno>Fun</anno></c> over all (regular) files <c><anno>F</anno></c> in the + directory <c><anno>Dir</anno></c> that match the regular expression <c><anno>RegExp</anno></c> (see the <seealso marker="re">re</seealso> module for a description of the allowed regular expressions). - If <c>Recursive</c> is true all sub-directories to <c>Dir</c> + If <c><anno>Recursive</anno></c> is true all sub-directories to <c>Dir</c> are processed. The regular expression matching is done on just the filename without the directory part.</p> @@ -114,44 +98,32 @@ dirname() = filename()</code> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>is_dir(Name) -> true | false</name> + <name name="is_dir" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Test whether Name refer to a directory or not</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Name = filename() | dirname()</v> - </type> <desc> - <p>The <c>is_dir/1</c> function returns <c>true</c> if <c>Name</c> + <p>The <c>is_dir/1</c> function returns <c>true</c> if <c><anno>Name</anno></c> refers to a directory, and <c>false</c> otherwise.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>is_file(Name) -> true | false</name> + <name name="is_file" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Test whether Name refer to a file or directory.</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Name = filename() | dirname()</v> - </type> <desc> - <p>The <c>is_file/1</c> function returns <c>true</c> if <c>Name</c> + <p>The <c>is_file/1</c> function returns <c>true</c> if <c><anno>Name</anno></c> refers to a file or a directory, and <c>false</c> otherwise.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>is_regular(Name) -> true | false</name> + <name name="is_regular" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Test whether Name refer to a (regular) file.</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Name = filename()</v> - </type> <desc> - <p>The <c>is_regular/1</c> function returns <c>true</c> if <c>Name</c> + <p>The <c>is_regular/1</c> function returns <c>true</c> if <c><anno>Name</anno></c> refers to a file (regular file), and <c>false</c> otherwise.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>last_modified(Name) -> {{Year,Month,Day},{Hour,Min,Sec}} | 0</name> + <name name="last_modified" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Return the local date and time when a file was last modified.</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Name = filename() | dirname()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>The <c>last_modified/1</c> function returns the date and time the given file or directory was last modified, or 0 if the file @@ -159,14 +131,11 @@ dirname() = filename()</code> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>wildcard(Wildcard) -> list()</name> + <name name="wildcard" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Match filenames using Unix-style wildcards.</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Wildcard = filename() | dirname()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>The <c>wildcard/1</c> function returns a list of all files - that match Unix-style wildcard-string <c>Wildcard</c>.</p> + that match Unix-style wildcard-string <c><anno>Wildcard</anno></c>.</p> <p>The wildcard string looks like an ordinary filename, except that certain "wildcard characters" are interpreted in a special way. The following characters are special: @@ -226,15 +195,11 @@ dirname() = filename()</code> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>wildcard(Wildcard, Cwd) -> list()</name> + <name name="wildcard" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Match filenames using Unix-style wildcards starting at a specified directory.</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Wildcard = filename() | dirname()</v> - <v>Cwd = dirname()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>The <c>wildcard/2</c> function works like <c>wildcard/1</c>, - except that instead of the actual working directory, <c>Cwd</c> + except that instead of the actual working directory, <c><anno>Cwd</anno></c> will be used.</p> </desc> </func> |