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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

In UNIX, a regular file is one which is not special in some way. Special files include symbolic links and directories. A regular file is a sequence of bytes stored permanently in a file system.

i1 : fn = temporaryFileName()

o1 = /tmp/M2-29736-1

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

o2 = /tmp/M2-29736-1

o2 : File

i3 : isRegularFile fn

o3 = true

i4 : removeFile fn

See also

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