File System

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# X. File System

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`absolute_path` -- returns the absolute path of the given file.
`access` -- checks a file for various permissions.
`basename` -- gives the base of a filename.
`cd` -- changes the working directory.
`chars_waiting` -- checks for characters waiting to be read on a file.
`directory` -- returns the contents of a directory.
`dirname` -- returns the directory path of a file.
`drain` -- modifies end-of-file detection.
`file_date` -- gives the file modification date.
`file_size` -- gives the file size.
`flush` -- flushes any pending output on a file or string.
`getcwd` -- gets the current working directory.
`is_busy` -- determines if a file is busy.
`is_dir` -- determines if a file is a directory.
`is_file` -- determines if a file exists.
`is_readable` -- determines if a file is readable.
`is_writable` -- determines if a file is writable.
`mkdir` -- creates a new sub-directory.
`path_node` -- gives the node number of a path in a QNX 2 path definition.
`rename` -- renames a file.
`root_path` -- strips the final file or directory name from a path.
`tmpfile` -- generates temporary output file names.
`unbuffer_file` -- causes a file to be treated as unbuffered on both input and output.
`unlink` -- deletes a file.

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