fileLength

fileLength( 
S_name 
) 
=> x_size / 0

Description

Determines the number of bytes in a file.

A directory is viewed just as a file in this case. Uses the current SKILL path if a relative path is given. A path that is anchored to the current directory, for example, ./, ../, or ../../.., and so on, is not considered as a relative path.

Arguments

S_name

Name of the file you want the size of.

Value Returned

x_size	Number of bytes in the S_name file.
0	The file exists but is empty. Signals an error if the named file does not exist.

Examples

Return value is system-dependent.

fileLength("/tmp")                   
=> 1024 

Assuming the named file exists and is 32157 bytes long.

fileLength("~/test/out.1")           
=> 32157 

Related Topics

isFile

isFileName

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