TCL, File and Directory

Establish, Delete, Copy & Rename
Detect existing, Size & Type

[ALL Syntax]
file mkdir "directory_name"

file delete "directory_name"
file delete -force "directory_name"
file delete "file_name"

file copy  source-filename  target-filename
file copy -force  source-filename  target-filename

file rename source-filename  target-filename

file exists  filename
file isdirectory  filename
file isfile  filename

file size  filename
file type filename


Create a new directory
[Syntax]

• file mkdir "directory_name"

[Example Ideas]

• Create a new directory and that name is "Folder-A".

file mkdir Folder-A

Delete a existing directory
[Syntax]

• file delete "directory_name"
• file delete -force "directory_name"
• file delete "file_name"

[Example Ideas]

• Delete a existing directory and that name is "Folder-A".
• Delete a existing directory, and sub-directory itself.
• Delete 4 existing files.

file delete Folder-A
file delete -force Folder-A
file delete File-A File-B /tmp/File-C /tmp/File-D


Copy

[Syntax]

• file copy  source-filename  target-filename
• file copy -force  source-filename  target-filename

[Example Ideas]

• Copy a file "file1.txt" to folder "/tmp".
• Copy a file "file1.txt' under folder "/worktmp" to folder "/tmp".
• Copy & replace a file if there is a same filename on folder "/tmp".

file copy  file1.txt  /tmp
file copy  /worktmp/file1.exe  /tmp
file copy -force  /worktmp/file1.exe  /tmp


Rename

[Syntax]

• file rename source-filename  target-filename

[Example Ideas]

• Rename a file "file1.txt" to file2.txt on folder "/tmp".
• Rename a file "file1.txt' on folder "/worktmp" to file2.txt on folder "/tmp".

file rename  file1.txt  /tmp/file2.txt
file rename  /worktmp/file1.exe  /tmp/file2.txt


Detect existing file or directory
[Syntax]

• file exists  filename
• file isdirectory  filename
• file isfile  filename

[Example Ideas]

• file exists 判斷目錄 /tmp (or 檔案) 是否存在, 是的時候回傳 1, 否時就回傳0.
• file isdirectory 判斷檔案 /worktmp/file1.txt 的路徑是不是為目錄, 是的時候回傳 1, 否時就回傳0.
• file isfile 判斷檔案 /worktmp/file1.txt 的路徑是不是為檔案, 是的時候回傳 1, 否時就回傳0.

if { [file exists /tmp] } {puts "Exist"}
if { [file isdirectory /worktmp/file1.txt] } { puts "This is a directory" }
if { [file isfile /worktmp/file1.txt] } { puts "This is a file" }


Detect file size and type
[Syntax]

• file size  filename
• file type filename

[Example Ideas]

• file size 判斷檔案或目錄所使用的大小 bytes.
• file type 判斷檔案或目錄的類型, 回傳是 file, directory, characterSpecial, blockSpecial, fifo, link or socket.

file size /worktmp/file1.txt
file type /worktmp/file1.txt