FileTools[Status] - obtain status information about a file
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Calling Sequence
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Status(file)
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Parameters
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file
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filename or the file descriptor of an open file
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Description
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The Status command returns information about file in the form of a list. The list is of length six.
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- The first four elements are boolean valued.
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- The first three indicate if the user has read, write, and execute permission for file.
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- The fourth element indicates if file is a directory.
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- The fifth element is the modification time of file in seconds since the epoch.
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- The final element is the file size in bytes.
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If the file does not exist or an invalid file descriptor is passed, an exception is raised.
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See Also
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file_types, FileTools, FileTools[Exists], FileTools[IsDirectory], FileTools[IsExecutable], FileTools[IsReadable], FileTools[IsWritable], FileTools[ModificationTime], FileTools[Remove], FileTools[Size], FileTools[Text][Close], FileTools[Text][WriteString], IO_errors
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