Elisp: File and Directory Functions

Functions on File

rename-file

(rename-file "~/test1.txt" "~/test2.txt")

copy-file

(copy-file "~/test1.txt" "~/test2.txt")

delete-file

(delete-file "~/test2.txt")

• make-empty-file
• set-file-modes

Creating Temp File with Unique Names

• make-temp-file
• temporary-file-directory

Functions on Directory

directory-files

List files. 〔see Elisp: Walk Directory, List Files〕

make-directory

Create a directory.

delete-directory

Delete a whole dir.

new in Emacs 23 (date 2009-07)

(delete-directory "~/stuff" t)

copy-directory

(copy-directory "~/stuff" "~/stuff-backup")

other. unsorted

these are less used.

• Variable: inhibit-file-name-operation
• Function: find-file-name-handler
• Function: file-local-copy
• Function: file-remote-p
• Function: unhandled-file-name-directory
• Function: file-local-name
• User Option: remote-file-name-inhibit-cache

• Variable: format-alist
• Variable: buffer-file-format
• Command: format-write-file
• Command: format-find-file
• Command: format-insert-file
• Variable: buffer-auto-save-file-format

• Variable: write-region-annotate-functions
• Variable: write-region-post-annotation-function
• Variable: after-insert-file-functions

• file-chase-links
• file-equal-p
• file-name-case-insensitive-p
• vc-responsible-backend

• file-newer-than-file-p
• file-has-changed-p
• file-attributes
• file-nlinks

• file-acl
• file-selinux-context
• file-extended-attributes

• locate-file
• executable-find

Reference

• Files (ELISP Manual)