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The OS.FileSys structure

^________ Synopsis ^{____________________________________________________}

    signature OS_FILE_SYS
    structure FileSys : OS_FILE_SYS
  

The Standard ML Basis' OS.FileSys structure.

See also: OS

^________ Import ^{______________________________________________________}

Imported implicitly.

^________ Interface ^{___________________________________________________}

    signature OS_FILE_SYS =
    sig
	type dirstream
	eqtype file_id
	datatype access_mode = A_READ | A_WRITE | A_EXEC

	val openDir :   string -> dirstream
	val readDir :   dirstream -> string option
	val rewindDir : dirstream -> unit
	val closeDir :  dirstream -> unit

	val chDir :     string -> unit
	val getDir :    unit -> string
	val mkDir :     string -> unit
	val rmDir :     string -> unit
	val isDir :     string -> bool

	val fileSize :  string -> Position.int
	val modTime :   string -> Time.time

	val remove :    string -> unit

	val tmpName :   unit -> string
    end
  

^________ Description ^{_________________________________________________}

Like the Standard ML Basis' OS.FileSys structure.

Limitations: The following functions are currently missing:

• isLink, readLink
• fullPath, realPath
• access
• setTime
• fileId
• hash, compare