link-info ( path -- info ) (original) (raw)
link-info ( path -- info )
Factor handbook » Input and output » File system metadata
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Inputs
| path | a pathname string |
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Outputs
| info | a file-info-tuple |
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Word description
Queries the file system for metadata. If path refers to a symbolic link, information about the symbolic link itself is returned. See the article File types for a list of metadata symbols.
Errors
Throws an error if the file does not exist.
See also
file-info, file-info-tuple
Definition
HOOK: link-info os ( path -- info )
Methods
USING: io.backend io.files.info io.files.info.unix system
unix.stat ;
M: unix link-info normalize-path link-status stat>file-info ;