libaegis/file.h File Reference

#include <common/nstring.h>

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Functions
void	copy_whole_file (string_ty *from, string_ty *to, int cmt)
void	copy_whole_file (const nstring &from, const nstring &to, bool cmt)
string_ty *	read_whole_file (string_ty *filename)
nstring	read_whole_file (const nstring &filename)
int	files_are_different (string_ty *f1, string_ty *f2)
bool	files_are_different (const nstring &f1, const nstring &f2)
void	file_from_string (string_ty *, string_ty *, int)
void	cat_string_to_stdout (string_ty *)

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Function Documentation

void cat_string_to_stdout

(

string_ty *

)

void copy_whole_file	(	const nstring &	from,
		const nstring &	to,
		bool	cmt
	)

void copy_whole_file	(	string_ty *	from,
		string_ty *	to,
		int	cmt
	)

void file_from_string	(	string_ty *	,
		string_ty *	,
		int
	)

bool files_are_different	(	const nstring &	f1,
		const nstring &	f2
	)

The files_are_different function is used to compare two files. Works for both text and binary files.

Parameters:

	f1	The path of a file to be compared.
	f2	The path of a file to be compared.

Returns:

bool; true if the files are different in any way, false if the files are identical.

int files_are_different	(	string_ty *	f1,
		string_ty *	f2
	)

The files_are_different function is used to compare two files. Works for both text and binary files.

Parameters:

	f1	The path of a file to be compared.
	f2	The path of a file to be compared.

Returns:

int; non-zero (true) if the files are different in any way, zero (false) if the files are identical.

nstring read_whole_file

(

const nstring &

filename

)

The read_whole_file function is used to read a file into a string. The file is assumed to be a text file.

Parameters:

filename

pathname of file to be read

Returns:

Pointer to string in dynamic memory containing text of file. Any trailing white space will have been removed.

Note:

Assumes the user has already been set.

string_ty* read_whole_file

(

string_ty *

filename

)

The read_whole_file function is used to read a file into a string. The file is assumed to be a text file.

Parameters:

filename

pathname of file to be read

Returns:

Pointer to string in dynamic memory containing text of file. Any trailing white space will have been removed.

Note:

Assumes the user has already been set.