doc/info/operatingsystem.texi

   1 @menu
   2 * Introduction to operatingsystem::
   3 * Directory operations::
   4 * File operations::
   5 * Environment operations::
   6 @end menu
   7
   8 @node Introduction to operatingsystem, Directory operations, Package operatingsystem, Package operatingsystem
   9 @section Introduction to operatingsystem
  10
  11 Package @code{operatingsystem} contains functions for operatingsystem-tasks, like file system operations.
  12
  13
  14 @node Directory operations, File operations, Introduction to operatingsystem, Package operatingsystem
  15 @section Directory operations
  16
  17
  18 @anchor{chdir}
  19 @deffn {Function} chdir (@var{dir})
  20 Change to directory @var{dir}
  21 @end deffn
  22
  23 @anchor{mkdir}
  24 @deffn {Function} mkdir (@var{dir})
  25 Create directory @var{dir}
  26 @end deffn
  27
  28 @anchor{rmdir}
  29 @deffn {Function} rmdir (@var{dir})
  30 remove directory @var{dir}
  31 @end deffn
  32
  33 @anchor{getcurrentdirectory}
  34 @deffn {Function} getcurrentdirectory ()
  35 returns the current working directory.
  36
  37 See also @mrefdot{directory}
  38
  39 @end deffn
  40
  41 Examples:
  42
  43 @example
  44 (%i1) load("operatingsystem")$
  45 (%i2) mkdir("testdirectory")$
  46 (%i3) chdir("testdirectory")$
  47 (%i4) chdir("..")$
  48 (%i5) rmdir("testdirectory")$
  49 @end example
  50
  51 @node File operations, Environment operations, Directory operations, Package operatingsystem
  52 @section File operations
  53
  54
  55 @anchor{copy_file}
  56 @deffn {Function} copy_file (@var{file1}, @var{file2})
  57 copies file @var{file1} to @var{file2}
  58 @end deffn
  59
  60 @anchor{rename_file}
  61 @deffn {Function} rename_file (@var{file1}, @var{file2})
  62 renames file @var{file1} to @var{file2}
  63 @end deffn
  64
  65 @anchor{delete_file}
  66 @deffn {Function} delete_file (@var{file1})
  67 deletes file @var{file1}
  68 @end deffn
  69
  70
  71 @node Environment operations, , File operations, Package operatingsystem
  72 @section Environment operations
  73
  74
  75 @anchor{getenv}
  76 @deffn {Function} getenv (@var{env})
  77 Get the value of the environment variable @var{env}
  78
  79 Example:
  80
  81 @example
  82 (%i1) load("operatingsystem")$
  83 (%i2) getenv("PATH");
  84 (%o2) /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
  85 @end example
  86
  87 @end deffn