isRegularFile -- whether a file is a regular file

Synopsis

• Usage:

  isRegularFile fn

• Inputs:
  • fn, a string, a filename or path
• Outputs:
  • a Boolean value, whether fn is the path to a regular file

Description

i1 : fn = temporaryFileName()

o1 = /tmp/M2-4179-0/0

i2 : fn << "hi there" << close

o2 = /tmp/M2-4179-0/0

o2 : File

i3 : isRegularFile fn

o3 = true

i4 : removeFile fn

See also

• isDirectory -- whether a file is a directory
• readlink -- readlink fn