Filesystem

isblockdev(path) → Bool

Returns true if path is a block device, false otherwise.

ischardev(path) → Bool

Returns true if path is a character device, false otherwise.

isdir(path) → Bool

Returns true if path is a directory, false otherwise.

isexecutable(path) → Bool

Returns true if the current user has permission to execute path, false otherwise.

isfifo(path) → Bool

Returns true if path is a FIFO, false otherwise.

isfile(path) → Bool

Returns true if path is a regular file, false otherwise.

islink(path) → Bool

Returns true if path is a symbolic link, false otherwise.

ispath(path) → Bool

Returns true if path is a valid filesystem path, false otherwise.

isreadable(path) → Bool

Returns true if the current user has permission to read path, false otherwise.

issetgid(path) → Bool

Returns true if path has the setgid flag set, false otherwise.

issetuid(path) → Bool

Returns true if path has the setuid flag set, false otherwise.

issocket(path) → Bool

Returns true if path is a socket, false otherwise.

issticky(path) → Bool

Returns true if path has the sticky bit set, false otherwise.

iswriteable(path) → Bool

Returns true if the current user has permission to write to path, false otherwise.

dirname(path::String) → String

Get the directory part of a path.

basename(path::String) → String

Get the file name part of a path.

isabspath(path::String) → Bool

Determines whether a path is absolute (begins at the root directory).

joinpath(parts...) → String

Join path components into a full path. If some argument is an absolute path, then prior components are dropped.

abspath(path::String) → String

Convert a path to an absolute path by adding the current directory if necessary.

tempname()

Generate a unique temporary filename.

tempdir()

Obtain the path of a temporary directory.

mktemp()

Returns (path, io), where path is the path of a new temporary file and io is an open file object for this path.

mktempdir()

Create a temporary directory and return its path.