Utility IO Function header file

Functions
EST_String	make_tmp_filename ()
	Make a unique temporary filename. More...
EST_String	stdin_to_file ()
	Copy stdin to a file and return the name of that tmpfile. More...
int	writable_file (char *filename)
	return true if this file is writeable More...
int	readable_file (char *filename)
	return true if this file is readable More...
int	delete_file (const EST_String &filename)
	OS independent way of removing a file. More...
EST_String	uncompress_file_to_temporary (const EST_String &filename, const EST_String &prog_name)
	Uncompress file by calling program prog, and write it to new tempoary file. Return name of temporary file. More...
int	compress_file_in_place (const EST_String &filename, const EST_String &prog_name)
	Uncompress file and over-write existing file with uncompressed version. More...
int	compress_file (const EST_String &filename, const EST_String &new_filename, const EST_String &prog_name)
	compress file by calling program prog, writing result to new_filename More...

Detailed Description

Function Documentation

EST_String make_tmp_filename

(

)

Make a unique temporary filename.

Definition at line 56 of file util_io.cc.

EST_String stdin_to_file

(

)

Copy stdin to a file and return the name of that tmpfile.

Definition at line 96 of file util_io.cc.

int writable_file

(

char *

filename

)

return true if this file is writeable

Definition at line 77 of file util_io.cc.

int readable_file

(

char *

filename

)

return true if this file is readable

Definition at line 65 of file util_io.cc.

int delete_file ( const EST_String &  filename )

inline

OS independent way of removing a file.

Definition at line 81 of file EST_io_aux.h.

EST_String uncompress_file_to_temporary	(	const EST_String &	filename,
		const EST_String &	prog_name
	)

Uncompress file by calling program prog, and write it to new tempoary file. Return name of temporary file.

Definition at line 205 of file util_io.cc.

int compress_file_in_place	(	const EST_String &	filename,
		const EST_String &	prog_name
	)

Uncompress file and over-write existing file with uncompressed version.

Definition at line 223 of file util_io.cc.

int compress_file	(	const EST_String &	filename,
		const EST_String &	new_filename,
		const EST_String &	prog_name
	)

compress file by calling program prog, writing result to new_filename

Definition at line 229 of file util_io.cc.