fileutils

Documentation

Index

• func ExpandTilde(fileName string) string
• func FileExists(fileName string) bool
• func ReadFile(fileName string) ([]byte, error)
• func ReadFileAsStr(fileName string) (string, error)
• func UserHomeDir() string

Functions

func ExpandTilde

func ExpandTilde(fileName string) string

ExpandTilde expands the tilde symbol (~) to the user's home directory This function is also useful for expanding file paths like "~/a/b/c"

func FileExists

func FileExists(fileName string) bool

FileExists checks if the file with the gieven name exists. This function also supports file paths which are pointing to the user's home directory, i.e. starting with ~/

func ReadFile

func ReadFile(fileName string) ([]byte, error)

ReadFile reads a file with the given file name and returns its content as a slice of bytes. This function also supports file paths which are pointing to the user's home directory, i.e. starting with ~/

func ReadFileAsStr

func ReadFileAsStr(fileName string) (string, error)

ReadFileAsStr does the same thing as ReadFile but ruturns the content of the file as a string

func UserHomeDir

func UserHomeDir() string

UserHomeDir returns the user's home directory