Exscript.stdlib.file module

Exscript.stdlib.file.chmod(scope, filename, mode)

Changes the permissions of the given file (or list of files) to the given mode. You probably want to use an octal representation for the integer, e.g. “chmod(myfile, 0644)”.

Parameters:

• filename (string) – A filename.
• mode (int) – The access permissions.

Exscript.stdlib.file.clear(scope, filename)

Clear the contents of the given file. The file is created if it does not exist.

Parameters:filename (string) – A filename.

Exscript.stdlib.file.exists(*args, **kwargs)

Returns True if the file with the given name exists, False otherwise. If a list of files is given, the function returns True only if ALL of the files exist.

Parameters:filename (string) – A filename. Return type:bool Returns:The operating system of the remote device.

Exscript.stdlib.file.mkdir(scope, dirname, mode=None)

Creates the given directory (or directories). The optional access permissions are set to the given mode, and default to whatever is the umask on your system defined.

Parameters:

• dirname (string) – A filename, or a list of dirnames.
• mode (int) – The access permissions.

Exscript.stdlib.file.read(scope, filename)

Reads the given file and returns the result. The result is also stored in the built-in __response__ variable.

Parameters:filename (string) – A filename. Return type:string Returns:The content of the file.

Exscript.stdlib.file.rm(scope, filename)

Deletes the given file (or files) from the file system.

Parameters:filename (string) – A filename, or a list of filenames.

Exscript.stdlib.file.write(scope, filename, lines, mode=['a'])

Writes the given string into the given file. The following modes are supported:

• ‘a’: Append to the file if it already exists.
• ‘w’: Replace the file if it already exists.

Parameters:

• filename (string) – A filename.
• lines (string) – The data that is written into the file.
• mode (string) – Any of the above listed modes.