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Roberto Ierusalimschy 1996-11-01 16:02:53 -02:00
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% $Id: manual.tex,v 1.19 1996/08/28 20:46:26 roberto Exp roberto $ % $Id: manual.tex,v 1.20 1996/11/01 17:02:10 roberto Exp roberto $
\documentstyle[fullpage,11pt,bnf]{article} \documentstyle[fullpage,11pt,bnf]{article}
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\tecgraf\ --- Departamento de Inform\'atica --- PUC-Rio \tecgraf\ --- Departamento de Inform\'atica --- PUC-Rio
} }
\date{\small \verb$Date: 1996/08/28 20:46:26 $} \date{\small \verb$Date: 1996/11/01 17:02:10 $}
\maketitle \maketitle
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it closes the current input file, it closes the current input file,
and restores \verb'stdin' as the current input file. and restores \verb'stdin' as the current input file.
If this function fails, it returns \nil. If this function fails, it returns \nil,
plus a string describing the error.
{\em System dependent:} if \verb'filename' starts with a \verb'|', {\em System dependent:} if \verb'filename' starts with a \verb'|',
then a \Index{piped input} is open, via function \IndexVerb{popen}. then a \Index{piped input} is open, via function \IndexVerb{popen}.
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and restores \verb'stdout' as the current output file. and restores \verb'stdout' as the current output file.
\index{closing a file} \index{closing a file}
If this function fails, it returns \nil. If this function fails, it returns \nil,
plus a string describing the error.
{\em System dependent:} if \verb'filename' starts with a \verb'|', {\em System dependent:} if \verb'filename' starts with a \verb'|',
then a \Index{piped output} is open, via function \IndexVerb{popen}. then a \Index{piped output} is open, via function \IndexVerb{popen}.
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or \nil\ in case of error. or \nil\ in case of error.
Unlike the \verb'writeto' operation, Unlike the \verb'writeto' operation,
this function does not erase any previous content of the file. this function does not erase any previous content of the file.
If this function fails, it returns \nil,
plus a string describing the error.
\subsubsection*{\ff{\tt remove (filename)}}\Deffunc{remove} \subsubsection*{\ff{\tt remove (filename)}}\Deffunc{remove}
This function deletes the file with the given name. This function deletes the file with the given name.
If this function fails, it returns \nil,
plus a string describing the error.
\subsubsection*{\ff{\tt rename (name1, name2)}}\Deffunc{rename} \subsubsection*{\ff{\tt rename (name1, name2)}}\Deffunc{rename}
This function renames file \verb'name1' to \verb'name2'. This function renames file \verb'name1' to \verb'name2'.
If this function fails, it returns \nil,
plus a string describing the error.
\subsubsection*{\ff{\tt tmpname ()}}\Deffunc{tmpname} \subsubsection*{\ff{\tt tmpname ()}}\Deffunc{tmpname}
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This function writes the value of each of its arguments to the This function writes the value of each of its arguments to the
current output file. current output file.
The arguments must be strings or numbers. The arguments must be strings or numbers.
If this function fails, it returns \nil,
plus a string describing the error.
\subsubsection*{\ff{\tt date ([format])}}\Deffunc{date} \subsubsection*{\ff{\tt date ([format])}}\Deffunc{date}