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<a href=#introduction class=heading-link><i class="fas fa-paperclip"></i></a></h3><p>The fs module provides filesystem functions to Hilbish. While Lua&rsquo;s standard
library has some I/O functions, they&rsquo;re missing a lot of the basics. The <code>fs</code>
library offers more functions and will work on any operating system Hilbish does.</p><h3 id=functions class=heading>Functions
<a href=#functions class=heading-link><i class="fas fa-paperclip"></i></a></h3><table><thead><tr><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=#abs>abs(path) -> string</a></td><td>Returns an absolute version of the <code>path</code>.</td></tr><tr><td><a href=#basename>basename(path) -> string</a></td><td>Returns the &ldquo;basename,&rdquo; or the last part of the provided <code>path</code>. If path is empty,</td></tr><tr><td><a href=#cd>cd(dir)</a></td><td>Changes Hilbish&rsquo;s directory to <code>dir</code>.</td></tr><tr><td><a href=#dir>dir(path) -> string</a></td><td>Returns the directory part of <code>path</code>. If a file path like</td></tr><tr><td><a href=#glob>glob(pattern) -> matches (table)</a></td><td>Match all files based on the provided <code>pattern</code>.</td></tr><tr><td><a href=#join>join(&mldr;path) -> string</a></td><td>Takes any list of paths and joins them based on the operating system&rsquo;s path separator.</td></tr><tr><td><a href=#mkdir>mkdir(name, recursive)</a></td><td>Creates a new directory with the provided <code>name</code>.</td></tr><tr><td><a href=#readdir>readdir(path) -> table[string]</a></td><td>Returns a list of all files and directories in the provided path.</td></tr><tr><td><a href=#stat>stat(path) -> {}</a></td><td>Returns the information about a given <code>path</code>.</td></tr></tbody></table><h3 id=static-module-fields class=heading>Static module fields
<a href=#static-module-fields class=heading-link><i class="fas fa-paperclip"></i></a></h3><table><thead><tr><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>pathSep</td><td>The operating system&rsquo;s path separator.</td></tr></tbody></table><hr><div id=abs><h4 class=heading>fs.abs(path) -> string
<a href=#abs class=heading-link><i class="fas fa-paperclip"></i></a></h4><p>Returns an absolute version of the <code>path</code>.<br>This can be used to resolve short paths like <code>..</code> to <code>/home/user</code>.</p><h5 id=parameters class=heading>Parameters
<a href=#parameters class=heading-link><i class="fas fa-paperclip"></i></a></h5><p><code>string</code> <strong><code>path</code></strong></p></div><hr><div id=basename><h4 class=heading>fs.basename(path) -> string
<a href=#basename class=heading-link><i class="fas fa-paperclip"></i></a></h4><p>Returns the &ldquo;basename,&rdquo; or the last part of the provided <code>path</code>. If path is empty,<br><code>.</code> will be returned.</p><h5 id=parameters-1 class=heading>Parameters
<a href=#parameters-1 class=heading-link><i class="fas fa-paperclip"></i></a></h5><p><code>string</code> <strong><code>path</code></strong><br>Path to get the base name of.</p></div><hr><div id=cd><h4 class=heading>fs.cd(dir)
<a href=#cd class=heading-link><i class="fas fa-paperclip"></i></a></h4><p>Changes Hilbish&rsquo;s directory to <code>dir</code>.</p><h5 id=parameters-2 class=heading>Parameters
<a href=#parameters-2 class=heading-link><i class="fas fa-paperclip"></i></a></h5><p><code>string</code> <strong><code>dir</code></strong><br>Path to change directory to.</p></div><hr><div id=dir><h4 class=heading>fs.dir(path) -> string
<a href=#dir class=heading-link><i class="fas fa-paperclip"></i></a></h4><p>Returns the directory part of <code>path</code>. If a file path like<br><code>~/Documents/doc.txt</code> then this function will return <code>~/Documents</code>.</p><h5 id=parameters-3 class=heading>Parameters
<a href=#parameters-3 class=heading-link><i class="fas fa-paperclip"></i></a></h5><p><code>string</code> <strong><code>path</code></strong><br>Path to get the directory for.</p></div><hr><div id=glob><h4 class=heading>fs.glob(pattern) -> matches (table)
<a href=#glob class=heading-link><i class="fas fa-paperclip"></i></a></h4><p>Match all files based on the provided <code>pattern</code>.<br>For the syntax&rsquo; refer to Go&rsquo;s filepath.Match function: <a href=https://pkg.go.dev/path/filepath#Match target=_blank rel=noopener>https://pkg.go.dev/path/filepath#Match</a></p><h5 id=parameters-4 class=heading>Parameters
<a href=#parameters-4 class=heading-link><i class="fas fa-paperclip"></i></a></h5><p><code>string</code> <strong><code>pattern</code></strong><br>Pattern to compare files with.</p><h5 id=example class=heading>Example
<a href=#example class=heading-link><i class="fas fa-paperclip"></i></a></h5><div class=highlight><pre tabindex=0 class=chroma><code class=language-lua data-lang=lua><span class=line><span class=ln> 1</span><span class=cl><span class=cm>--[[
</span></span></span><span class=line><span class=ln> 2</span><span class=cl><span class=cm> Within a folder that contains the following files:
</span></span></span><span class=line><span class=ln> 3</span><span class=cl><span class=cm> a.txt
</span></span></span><span class=line><span class=ln> 4</span><span class=cl><span class=cm> init.lua
</span></span></span><span class=line><span class=ln> 5</span><span class=cl><span class=cm> code.lua
</span></span></span><span class=line><span class=ln> 6</span><span class=cl><span class=cm> doc.pdf
</span></span></span><span class=line><span class=ln> 7</span><span class=cl><span class=cm>]]</span><span class=c1>--</span>
</span></span><span class=line><span class=ln> 8</span><span class=cl><span class=kd>local</span> <span class=n>matches</span> <span class=o>=</span> <span class=n>fs.glob</span> <span class=s1>&#39;./*.lua&#39;</span>
</span></span><span class=line><span class=ln> 9</span><span class=cl><span class=n>print</span><span class=p>(</span><span class=n>matches</span><span class=p>)</span>
</span></span><span class=line><span class=ln>10</span><span class=cl><span class=c1>-- -&gt; {&#39;init.lua&#39;, &#39;code.lua&#39;}</span>
</span></span></code></pre></div></div><hr><div id=join><h4 class=heading>fs.join(...path) -> string
<a href=#join class=heading-link><i class="fas fa-paperclip"></i></a></h4><p>Takes any list of paths and joins them based on the operating system&rsquo;s path separator.</p><h5 id=parameters-5 class=heading>Parameters
<a href=#parameters-5 class=heading-link><i class="fas fa-paperclip"></i></a></h5><p><code>string</code> <strong><code>path</code></strong> (This type is variadic. You can pass an infinite amount of parameters with this type.)<br>Paths to join together</p><h5 id=example-1 class=heading>Example
<a href=#example-1 class=heading-link><i class="fas fa-paperclip"></i></a></h5><div class=highlight><pre tabindex=0 class=chroma><code class=language-lua data-lang=lua><span class=line><span class=ln>1</span><span class=cl><span class=c1>-- This prints the directory for Hilbish&#39;s config!</span>
</span></span><span class=line><span class=ln>2</span><span class=cl><span class=n>print</span><span class=p>(</span><span class=n>fs.join</span><span class=p>(</span><span class=n>hilbish.userDir</span><span class=p>.</span><span class=n>config</span><span class=p>,</span> <span class=s1>&#39;hilbish&#39;</span><span class=p>))</span>
</span></span><span class=line><span class=ln>3</span><span class=cl><span class=c1>-- -&gt; &#39;/home/user/.config/hilbish&#39; on Linux</span>
</span></span></code></pre></div></div><hr><div id=mkdir><h4 class=heading>fs.mkdir(name, recursive)
<a href=#mkdir class=heading-link><i class="fas fa-paperclip"></i></a></h4><p>Creates a new directory with the provided <code>name</code>.<br>With <code>recursive</code>, mkdir will create parent directories.</p><p>&ndash; This will create the directory foo, then create the directory bar in the<br>&ndash; foo directory. If recursive is false in this case, it will fail.<br>fs.mkdir(&rsquo;./foo/bar&rsquo;, true)</p><h5 id=parameters-6 class=heading>Parameters
<a href=#parameters-6 class=heading-link><i class="fas fa-paperclip"></i></a></h5><p><code>string</code> <strong><code>name</code></strong><br>Name of the directory</p><p><code>boolean</code> <strong><code>recursive</code></strong><br>Whether to create parent directories for the provided name</p><h5 id=example-2 class=heading>Example
<a href=#example-2 class=heading-link><i class="fas fa-paperclip"></i></a></h5><div class=highlight><pre tabindex=0 class=chroma><code class=language-lua data-lang=lua></code></pre></div></div><hr><div id=readdir><h4 class=heading>fs.readdir(path) -> table[string]
<a href=#readdir class=heading-link><i class="fas fa-paperclip"></i></a></h4><p>Returns a list of all files and directories in the provided path.</p><h5 id=parameters-7 class=heading>Parameters
<a href=#parameters-7 class=heading-link><i class="fas fa-paperclip"></i></a></h5><p><code>string</code> <strong><code>dir</code></strong></p></div><hr><div id=stat><h4 class=heading>fs.stat(path) -> {}
<a href=#stat class=heading-link><i class="fas fa-paperclip"></i></a></h4><p>Returns the information about a given <code>path</code>.<br>The returned table contains the following values:<br>name (string) - Name of the path<br>size (number) - Size of the path in bytes<br>mode (string) - Unix permission mode in an octal format string (with leading 0)<br>isDir (boolean) - If the path is a directory</p><h5 id=parameters-8 class=heading>Parameters
<a href=#parameters-8 class=heading-link><i class="fas fa-paperclip"></i></a></h5><p><code>string</code> <strong><code>path</code></strong></p><h5 id=example-3 class=heading>Example
<a href=#example-3 class=heading-link><i class="fas fa-paperclip"></i></a></h5><div class=highlight><pre tabindex=0 class=chroma><code class=language-lua data-lang=lua><span class=line><span class=ln> 1</span><span class=cl><span class=kd>local</span> <span class=n>inspect</span> <span class=o>=</span> <span class=n>require</span> <span class=s1>&#39;inspect&#39;</span>
</span></span><span class=line><span class=ln> 2</span><span class=cl>
</span></span><span class=line><span class=ln> 3</span><span class=cl><span class=kd>local</span> <span class=n>stat</span> <span class=o>=</span> <span class=n>fs.stat</span> <span class=s1>&#39;~&#39;</span>
</span></span><span class=line><span class=ln> 4</span><span class=cl><span class=n>print</span><span class=p>(</span><span class=n>inspect</span><span class=p>(</span><span class=n>stat</span><span class=p>))</span>
</span></span><span class=line><span class=ln> 5</span><span class=cl><span class=cm>--[[
</span></span></span><span class=line><span class=ln> 6</span><span class=cl><span class=cm>Would print the following:
</span></span></span><span class=line><span class=ln> 7</span><span class=cl><span class=cm>{
</span></span></span><span class=line><span class=ln> 8</span><span class=cl><span class=cm> isDir = true,
</span></span></span><span class=line><span class=ln> 9</span><span class=cl><span class=cm> mode = &#34;0755&#34;,
</span></span></span><span class=line><span class=ln>10</span><span class=cl><span class=cm> name = &#34;username&#34;,
</span></span></span><span class=line><span class=ln>11</span><span class=cl><span class=cm> size = 12288
</span></span></span><span class=line><span class=ln>12</span><span class=cl><span class=cm>}
</span></span></span><span class=line><span class=ln>13</span><span class=cl><span class=cm>]]</span><span class=c1>--</span>
</span></span></code></pre></div></div></div><div class="footer mt-auto"><p class="card-small text-muted">Want to help improve this page? <a href=https://github.com/Rosettea/Hilbish/issues/new/choose>Create an issue.</a></p></div></container></div><footer class="footer mt-auto mt-auto py-3 bg-light row border-top"><div class="col mb-3"></div><div class="col mb-3"><a href=/Hilbish class="d-flex align-items-center mb-3 link-dark text-decoration-none"><img src=/Hilbish/hilbish-logo-and-text.png alt height=48 class="d-inline-block align-text-top" style=margin-left:-20px></a><ul class="nav flex-column"><li class="nav-item mb-2"><a href=/Hilbish class="nav-link p-0 text-muted">Home</a></li><li class="nav-item mb-2"><a href=/Hilbish/docs/faq class="nav-link p-0 text-muted">FAQ</a></li><li class="nav-item mb-2"><a href=https://github.com/Rosettea/Hilbish class="nav-link p-0 text-muted">Source</a></li><li class="nav-item mb-2"><a href=https://github.com/Rosettea/Hilbish/releases class="nav-link p-0 text-muted">Releases</a></li><li class="nav-item mb-2"><a href=/Hilbish/docs class="nav-link p-0 text-muted">Documentation</a></li></ul></div><div class="col mb-3"></div><div class="col mb-3"></div><div class="col mb-3"></div><div class="col mb-3"><p class="text-muted mt-4">Rosettea &copy; 2022-2023<br>Made with <i class="fa-solid fa-heart" style=color:#f6345b></i></p></div><div class="col mb-3"></div></footer></body></html>