2.18.1 Dictionary

Function: directory pathspec ¶

This function does not have any additional arguments other than the ones described in ANSI [see ANSI]. To list files and directories, it follows the rules for matching pathnames described in Wild pathnames and matching. In short, you have the following practical examples:

Argument	Meaning
"/home/jlr/*.*"	List all files in directory /home/jlr/ Note that it lists only files, not directories!
"/home/jlr/*"	Same as before, but only files without type.
"/home/jlr/*/"	List all directories contained in /home/jlr/. Nested directories are not navigated.
"/home/jlr/**/*.*"	List all files in all directories contained in /home/jlr/, recursively. Nested directories are navigated.

Table 2.9: Examples of using directory

Function: rename-file filespec new-name &key (if-exists :error) ¶

In addition to the arguments described in ANSI [see ANSI], the rename-file function in ECL has an :if-exists keyword argument that specifies what happens when a file with the new name already exists. Valid values of this argument are:

Argument	Behaviour of the rename-file function
:error	Signal an error
:supersede, t	Overwrite the existing file
nil	Don’t overwrite the existing file, don’t signal an error

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2.18.2 C Reference

• ANSI Dictionary