file

Text functions: file
Instructions: filefile <filename>
Text functions: file
Instructions: filefile <filename> = <text>
Text functions: file
Instructions: filefile <filename> #= <text>

Create a Instructions: newnew Text functions: file
Instructions: filefile Operators: Make Identifier "@"at Text functions: file
Instructions: filefile system location <filename> Flow control: if … thenif it Operators: Bitwise Not "~"
Operators: Boolean Negation "!"not already Numeric functions: existsexists.

Flow control: if … then
Flow control: try … thenThe <path> must be a Glossary: text, text_valtext value. Flow control: if … then
Flow control: try … thenThe path may be a full Operators: Boolean Or with Variable "||="
Operators: Bitwise Or with Variable "|="
Operators: Bitwise Or "|"
Operators: Boolean Or "||"or partial path Operators: Boolean And with Variable "&&="
Operators: Bitwise And with Variable "&="
Operators: Bitwise And "&"
Operators: Boolean And "&&"and may start with '~' for Flow control: if … then
Flow control: try … thenthe user's home directory. Symbolic Text functions: link
Instructions: linklinks are followed. All path components except Flow control: if … then
Flow control: try … thenthe last one must Numeric functions: existsexist Operators: Boolean Or with Variable "||="
Operators: Bitwise Or with Variable "|="
Operators: Bitwise Or "|"
Operators: Boolean Or "||"or Vipsi command syntax: Instructions
Instructions
Glossary: Instructioninstruction Text functions: file
Instructions: filefile fails with an error which may be caught with Flow control: try … thentry.

Text functions: file
Instructions: filefile without a following Operators: Assignment "="
Built-in operators: Assignments:assignment Vipsi command syntax: Operators
Operators
Glossary: Operatoroperator just creates Operators: Boolean Or with Variable "||="
Operators: Bitwise Or with Variable "|="
Operators: Bitwise Or "|"
Operators: Boolean Or "||"or touches Flow control: if … then
Flow control: try … thenthe Text functions: file
Instructions: filefile. (bogus in version 0.8.7: truncates!)

Text functions: file
Instructions: filefile followed by Vipsi command syntax: Operators
Operators
Glossary: Operatoroperator = rewinds Operators: Boolean And with Variable "&&="
Operators: Bitwise And with Variable "&="
Operators: Bitwise And "&"
Operators: Boolean And "&&"and truncates Flow control: if … then
Flow control: try … thenthe Text functions: file
Instructions: filefile Operators: Boolean And with Variable "&&="
Operators: Bitwise And with Variable "&="
Operators: Bitwise And "&"
Operators: Boolean And "&&"and Instructions: writewrites Flow control: if … then
Flow control: try … thenthe <text> in Integer numbers: Binary
Floating point: Binary
Text functions: binstrbinary mode to Flow control: if … then
Flow control: try … thenthe Text functions: file
Instructions: filefile.

Text functions: file
Instructions: filefile followed by Vipsi command syntax: Operators
Operators
Glossary: Operatoroperator #= appends Flow control: if … then
Flow control: try … thenthe <text> in Integer numbers: Binary
Floating point: Binary
Text functions: binstrbinary mode to Flow control: if … then
Flow control: try … thenthe Text functions: file
Instructions: filefile.

All character codes should be in range 0 ... 255 Operators: Boolean Or with Variable "||="
Operators: Bitwise Or with Variable "|="
Operators: Bitwise Or "|"
Operators: Boolean Or "||"or they are chopped losing information. You should Text functions: convert
Instructions: convertconvert character encoding beforehand manually with Flow control: if … then
Flow control: try … thenthe Vipsi command syntax: Functions
Functions
Glossary: Functionfunction Operators: Boolean Or with Variable "||="
Operators: Bitwise Or with Variable "|="
Operators: Bitwise Or "|"
Operators: Boolean Or "||"or Vipsi command syntax: Instructions
Instructions
Glossary: Instructioninstruction Text functions: convert
Instructions: convertconvert, most likely to utf8.

There is also a Vipsi command syntax: Functions
Functions
Glossary: Functionfunction Text functions: file
Instructions: filefile, which Instructions: readreads from a Text functions: file
Instructions: filefile.

List functions: thisThis Vipsi command syntax: Instructions
Instructions
Glossary: Instructioninstruction may fail for a Glossary: number, num_valnumber of reasons Operators: Boolean And with Variable "&&="
Operators: Bitwise And with Variable "&="
Operators: Bitwise And "&"
Operators: Boolean And "&&"and Flow control: exit
Shell Immediate Commands: exit, quit, endexit with an error. e.g.:

• A component of Flow control: if … then
  Flow control: try … thenthe path (except Flow control: if … then
  Flow control: try … thenthe last) is no directory Operators: Boolean Or with Variable "||="
  Operators: Bitwise Or with Variable "|="
  Operators: Bitwise Or "|"
  Operators: Boolean Or "||"or symbolic Text functions: link
  Instructions: linklink to a directory
• Flow control: if … then
  Flow control: try … thenThe item Operators: Make Identifier "@"at Flow control: if … then
  Flow control: try … thenthe desired position is a directory, named pipe Operators: Boolean Or with Variable "||="
  Operators: Bitwise Or with Variable "|="
  Operators: Bitwise Or "|"
  Operators: Boolean Or "||"or Flow control: if … then
  Flow control: try … thenthe like
• Flow control: if … then
  Flow control: try … thenThe item Operators: Make Identifier "@"at Flow control: if … then
  Flow control: try … thenthe desired position is a symbolic Text functions: link
  Instructions: linklink to a directory, pipe Operators: Boolean Or with Variable "||="
  Operators: Bitwise Or with Variable "|="
  Operators: Bitwise Or "|"
  Operators: Boolean Or "||"or Flow control: if … then
  Flow control: try … thenthe like
• You have no Instructions: writewrite permission Operators: Make Identifier "@"at Flow control: if … then
  Flow control: try … thenthe desired location

e.g.:

li> Text functions: file
Instructions: filefile "dump" = List functions: globals
Shell Immediate Commands: globalsglobals
li>  

Instructions: var
How does VScript::Value() work?: Var*&var myText = Text functions: file
Instructions: filefile "~/.myPrefs/rcData"
Text functions: convert
Instructions: convertconvert myText from utf8
...
Text functions: convert
Instructions: convertconvert myText to utf8
Text functions: file
Instructions: filefile "~/.myPrefs/rcData" = myText