isdir

Arguments

path

a character string or a matrix of strings: a directory pathname.

r

a boolean: %t if path is a path to a directory.

Description

r = isdir(path) checks if path is a path to a directory.

Reference

This function is based on the C function stat. The SCI and ~ shortcuts for Scilab directory and home directory are handled.

Examples

isdir(TMPDIR)
isdir SCI/etc/scilab.start

See Also

• isfile — checks whether argument is an existing file
• fileinfo — provides information about a file