Files : Input/Output functions

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basename — strip directory and suffix from filenames

copyfile — Copy file

createdir — Make new directory

deletefile — delete a file

dir — get file list

dirname — get directory from filenames

dispfiles — display opened files properties

fileext — returns extension for a file path

fileparts — returns the path, filename and extension for a file path

filesep — returns directory separator for current platform

findfiles — Finding all files with a given filespec

fprintf — Emulator of C language fprintf function

fprintfMat — Write a matrix in a file.

fscanf — Converts formatted input read on a file

fscanfMat — Reads a Matrix from a text file.

fullfile — Build a full filename from parts

fullpath — Creates an full path name for the specified relative path name.

getdrives — Get the drive letters of all mounted filesystems on the computer.

getlongpathname — get long path name (Only for Windows)

getshortpathname — get short path name (Only for Windows)

isdir — checks if argument is a directory path

listfiles — list files

listvarinfile — list the contents of a saved data file

ls — show files

maxfiles — sets the limit for the number of files a scilab is allowed to have open simultaneously.

mclearerr — reset binary file access errors

mclose — close an opened file

mdelete — Delete file(s)

meof — check if end of file has been reached

merror — tests the file access errors indicator

mscanf — reads input from the standard input (interface to the C scanf function) — reads input from the stream pointer stream (interface to the C fscanf function) — reads its input from the character string (interface to the C sscanf function)

mget — reads byte or word in a given binary format and convert to double — reads byte or word in a given binary format return an int type

mgetl — read lines from an ascii file

mgetstr — read a character string

mkdir — Make new directory

mopen — open a file

mfprintf — converts, formats, and writes data to a file — converts, formats, and writes data to the main scilab window — converts, formats, and writes data in a string

mput — writes byte or word in a given binary format

mputl — writes strings in an ascii file

mputstr — write a character string in a file

mseek — set current position in binary file.

mtell — binary file management

pathconvert — pathnames convertion between posix and windows.

pathsep — returns path separator for current platform

removedir — Remove a directory

rmdir — Remove a directory

save_format — format of files produced by "save"

scanf — Converts formatted input on standard input

scanf_conversion — scanf, sscanf, fscanf conversion specifications