SPARK Documentation
Module Name: SPARK (
spark.io
.file)
Organization(s): SRI International
Generated On: 02 Aug 2006 11:37AM
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Actions
Functions
Actions
close
$desc
Closes the file $desc.
copyFile
$src $des
Copies the contents of file $src, creating or overwriting file $des.
flush
$desc
Requests that $desc's buffer be written out to the operating systsm..
open
$fname $mode $desc
Returns a file descriptor, opening or creating a file named $fname.
read
$desc $num $text
Reads $num many bytes of the file $desc and returns the content.
readAll
$desc $text
Reads all of the remaining of the file $desc and returns the content.
readLine
$desc $text
Reads one line of the file $desc and returns the content.
seek
$desc $pos $how
Sets $desc's current position to the signed integer byte offset $pos from a reference point.
truncate
$desc $size
Truncates the file to be at most $size bytes
write
$desc $str
Writes the bytes of string $str to the file.
writeLines
$desc $lines
Writes each line in $lines $str to the file.
Functions
filename
$desc
Returns the name of the file.
tell
$desc
Returns $desc's current position.