Tables

disk

This table gives access to the disks

Functions

• list() Returns index table of connected drives
• get_info(index) Returns table, containing drive information Table keys:
  • size - Drive size, bytes
  • used_space - Used space, bytes
  • used_space_precentage - Used space, percentages
  • name - Drive name

Examples

Include("system_io")

for _, id in pairs(disk.list()) do
    local info = disk.get_info(id)
    console.println(string.format("%d:%s (%i / %i) %f%%", id, info["name"], info["used_space"], info["size"], info["used_space_precentage"] * 100))
end

file

This table gives access to the files

Methods

• exists(disk_id, path Returns boolean
• read_bytes(disk_id, path) Returns byte table
• write_bytes(disk_id, path, table_of_bytes)
• read_text(disk_id, path) Returns string
• write_text(disk_id, path, text)
• read_lines(disk_id, path) Returns string table
• write_lines(disk_id, path, table_of_strings)
• delete(disk_id, path)
• create(disk_id, path) Returns file meta table
• get_meta(disk_id, path) Returns file meta table
• move(disk_od, path, target_path)
• copy(disk_od, path, target_path)

file meta table keys

• path - Absolute file path
• size - File size, bytes
• modified - Date and time of the last modification in UNIX (seconds)
• created - Date and time of the file creation in UNIX (seconds)
• owner - File owner

directory

This table gives access to the directories

Methods

• exists(disk_id, path) Returns boolean
• create(disk_id, path) Returns directory meta table
• get_meta(disk_id, path) Returns directory meta table
• delete(disk_id, path)
• move(disk_od, path, target_path)
• copy(disk_od, path, target_path)
• get_files(disk_id, path) Returns string table
• get_directories(disk_id, path) Returns string table

directory meta table keys

• path - Absolute file path
• modified - Date and time of the last modification in UNIX (seconds)
• created - Date and time of the file creation in UNIX (seconds)
• owner - File owner

Global functions

• Get_file_name(path) - Returns file name with the extension
• Get_directory_name(path) - Returns directory name
• Combine_paths(table of paths) - Combines the paths into one
• Get_parent_directory(path) - Returns parent directory