Module System.Directory

doesFileExist :: String -> IO Bool   

Returns true if the argument is the name of an existing file.

doesDirectoryExist :: String -> IO Bool   

Returns true if the argument is the name of an existing directory.

getFileSize :: String -> IO Int   

Returns the size of the file.

getModificationTime :: String -> IO ClockTime   

Returns the modification time of the file.

getCurrentDirectory :: IO String   

Returns the current working directory.

Further infos:

• externally defined

setCurrentDirectory :: String -> IO ()   

Sets the current working directory.

getDirectoryContents :: String -> IO [String]   

Returns the list of all entries in a directory.

createDirectory :: String -> IO ()   

Creates a new directory with the given name.

createDirectoryIfMissing :: Bool -> String -> IO ()   

Creates a new directory with the given name if it does not already exist. If the first parameter is True it will also create all missing parent directories.

removeDirectory :: String -> IO ()   

Deletes a directory from the file system.

renameDirectory :: String -> String -> IO ()   

Renames a directory.

getHomeDirectory :: IO String   

Returns the home directory of the current user.

getTemporaryDirectory :: IO String   

Returns the temporary directory of the operating system.

getAbsolutePath :: String -> IO String   

Convert a path name into an absolute one. For instance, a leading ~ is replaced by the current home directory.

removeFile :: String -> IO ()   

Deletes a file from the file system.

renameFile :: String -> String -> IO ()   

Renames a file.

copyFile :: String -> String -> IO ()   

Copy the contents from one file to another file

findFileWithSuffix :: String -> [String] -> [String] -> IO (Maybe String)   

Looks up the first file with a possible suffix in a list of directories. Returns Nothing if such a file does not exist.

getFileWithSuffix :: String -> [String] -> [String] -> IO String   

Gets the first file with a possible suffix in a list of directories. An error message is delivered if there is no such file.