File System

Table of Contents

absolute_path - returns the absolute path of the given file.

access - checks a file for various permissions.

basename - gives the base of a filename.

cd - changes the working directory.

chars_waiting - checks for characters waiting to be read on a file.

directory - returns the contents of a directory.

dirname - returns the directory path of a file.

drain - modifies end-of-file detection.

file_date - gives the file modification date.

file_size - gives the file size.

flush - flushes any pending output on a file or string.

getcwd - gets the current working directory.

is_busy - determines if a file is busy.

is_dir - determines if a file is a directory.

is_file - determines if a file exists.

is_readable - determines if a file is readable.

is_writable - determines if a file is writable.

mkdir - creates a new sub-directory.

path_node - gives the node number of a path in a QNX 2 path definition.

rename - renames a file.

root_path - strips the final file or directory name from a path.

tmpfile - generates temporary output file names.

unbuffer_file - causes a file to be treated as unbuffered on both input and output.

unlink - deletes a file.