Docs / Standard Library / Dir

Dir

The Dir module provides functions for working with directories in the file system.

Listing Contents

Dir.list
String -> List String
Lists all entries (files and subdirectories) in the specified directory. 
entries = Dir.list "./src"
entries |> each (fn(name) => println name)
# => main.kit
# => utils.kit
# => lib/

Creating Directories

Dir.create
String -> Bool
Creates a directory at the specified path. Returns true on success. 
success = Dir.create "./output"
if success
  println "Directory created!"
else
  println "Failed to create directory"

Checking Existence

Dir.exists?
String -> Bool
Returns true if the directory exists at the specified path. 
if (Dir.exists? "./config")
  println "Config directory found"
else
  Dir.create "./config"

Deleting Directories

Dir.delete
String -> Bool
Deletes the directory at the specified path. Returns true on success. 
success = Dir.delete "./temp"
if success
  println "Temp directory removed"