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OFFile Class Reference

A class which provides functions to read, write and manipulate files. More...

#import <ObjFW/OFFile.h>

Inheritance diagram for OFFile:
OFSeekableStream OFStream OFObject <OFReadyForReadingObserving> <OFReadyForWritingObserving> <OFCopying> <OFObject> <OFObject> <OFObject>

Instance Methods

(id) - initWithPath:mode:
 Initializes an already allocated OFFile. More...
 
(id) - initWithFileDescriptor:
 Initializes an already allocated OFFile. More...
 
- Instance Methods inherited from OFSeekableStream
(of_offset_t) - seekToOffset:whence:
 Seeks to the specified absolute offset. More...
 
(of_offset_t) - lowlevelSeekToOffset:whence:
 Seek the stream on the lowlevel. More...
 
- Instance Methods inherited from OFStream
(bool) - isAtEndOfStream
 Returns a boolean whether the end of the stream has been reached. More...
 
(size_t) - readIntoBuffer:length:
 Reads at most size bytes from the stream into a buffer. More...
 
(void) - readIntoBuffer:exactLength:
 Reads exactly the specified length bytes from the stream into a buffer. More...
 
(void) - asyncReadIntoBuffer:length:target:selector:
 Asyncronously reads at most size bytes from the stream into a buffer. More...
 
(void) - asyncReadIntoBuffer:exactLength:target:selector:
 Asyncronously reads exactly the specified length bytes from the stream into a buffer. More...
 
(void) - asyncReadIntoBuffer:length:block:
 Asyncronously reads at most ref size bytes from the stream into a buffer. More...
 
(void) - asyncReadIntoBuffer:exactLength:block:
 Asyncronously reads exactly the specified length bytes from the stream into a buffer. More...
 
(uint8_t) - readInt8
 Reads a uint8_t from the stream. More...
 
(uint16_t) - readBigEndianInt16
 Reads a uint16_t from the stream which is encoded in big endian. More...
 
(uint32_t) - readBigEndianInt32
 Reads a uint32_t from the stream which is encoded in big endian. More...
 
(uint64_t) - readBigEndianInt64
 Reads a uint64_t from the stream which is encoded in big endian. More...
 
(float) - readBigEndianFloat
 Reads a float from the stream which is encoded in big endian. More...
 
(double) - readBigEndianDouble
 Reads a double from the stream which is encoded in big endian. More...
 
(size_t) - readBigEndianInt16sIntoBuffer:count:
 Reads the specified number of uint16_ts from the stream which are encoded in big endian. More...
 
(size_t) - readBigEndianInt32sIntoBuffer:count:
 Reads the specified number of uint32_ts from the stream which are encoded in big endian. More...
 
(size_t) - readBigEndianInt64sIntoBuffer:count:
 Reads the specified number of uint64_ts from the stream which are encoded in big endian. More...
 
(size_t) - readBigEndianFloatsIntoBuffer:count:
 Reads the specified number of floats from the stream which are encoded in big endian. More...
 
(size_t) - readBigEndianDoublesIntoBuffer:count:
 Reads the specified number of doubles from the stream which are encoded in big endian. More...
 
(uint16_t) - readLittleEndianInt16
 Reads a uint16_t from the stream which is encoded in little endian. More...
 
(uint32_t) - readLittleEndianInt32
 Reads a uint32_t from the stream which is encoded in little endian. More...
 
(uint64_t) - readLittleEndianInt64
 Reads a uint64_t from the stream which is encoded in little endian. More...
 
(float) - readLittleEndianFloat
 Reads a float from the stream which is encoded in little endian. More...
 
(double) - readLittleEndianDouble
 Reads a double from the stream which is encoded in little endian. More...
 
(size_t) - readLittleEndianInt16sIntoBuffer:count:
 Reads the specified number of uint16_ts from the stream which are encoded in little endian. More...
 
(size_t) - readLittleEndianInt32sIntoBuffer:count:
 Reads the specified number of uint32_ts from the stream which are encoded in little endian. More...
 
(size_t) - readLittleEndianInt64sIntoBuffer:count:
 Reads the specified number of uint64_ts from the stream which are encoded in little endian. More...
 
(size_t) - readLittleEndianFloatsIntoBuffer:count:
 Reads the specified number of floats from the stream which are encoded in little endian. More...
 
(size_t) - readLittleEndianDoublesIntoBuffer:count:
 Reads the specified number of doubles from the stream which are encoded in little endian. More...
 
(OFDataArray *) - readDataArrayWithCount:
 Reads the specified number of items with an item size of 1 from the stream and returns them in an OFDataArray. More...
 
(OFDataArray *) - readDataArrayWithItemSize:count:
 Reads the specified number of items with the specified item size from the stream and returns them in an OFDataArray. More...
 
(OFDataArray *) - readDataArrayTillEndOfStream
 Returns an OFDataArray with all the remaining data of the stream. More...
 
(OFString *) - readStringWithLength:
 Reads a string with the specified length from the stream. More...
 
(OFString *) - readStringWithLength:encoding:
 Reads a string with the specified encoding and length from the stream. More...
 
(nullable OFString *) - readLine
 Reads until a newline, \0 or end of stream occurs. More...
 
(nullable OFString *) - readLineWithEncoding:
 Reads with the specified encoding until a newline, \0 or end of stream occurs. More...
 
(void) - asyncReadLineWithTarget:selector:
 Asyncronously reads until a newline, \0, end of stream or an exception occurs. More...
 
(void) - asyncReadLineWithEncoding:target:selector:
 Asyncronously reads with the specified encoding until a newline, \0, end of stream or an exception occurs. More...
 
(void) - asyncReadLineWithBlock:
 Asyncronously reads until a newline, \0, end of stream or an exception occurs. More...
 
(void) - asyncReadLineWithEncoding:block:
 Asyncronously reads with the specified encoding until a newline, \0, end of stream or an exception occurs. More...
 
(nullable OFString *) - tryReadLine
 Tries to read a line from the stream (see readLine) and returns nil if no complete line has been received yet. More...
 
(nullable OFString *) - tryReadLineWithEncoding:
 Tries to read a line from the stream with the specified encoding (see readLineWithEncoding:) and returns nil if no complete line has been received yet. More...
 
(nullable OFString *) - readTillDelimiter:
 Reads until the specified string or \0 is found or the end of stream occurs. More...
 
(nullable OFString *) - readTillDelimiter:encoding:
 Reads until the specified string or \0 is found or the end of stream occurs. More...
 
(nullable OFString *) - tryReadTillDelimiter:
 Tries to reads until the specified string or \0 is found or the end of stream (see readTillDelimiter:) and returns nil if not enough data has been received yet. More...
 
(nullable OFString *) - tryReadTillDelimiter:encoding:
 Tries to read until the specified string or \0 is found or the end of stream occurs (see readTillDelimiter:encoding:) and returns nil if not enough data has been received yet. More...
 
(bool) - isWriteBuffered
 Returns a boolen whether writes are buffered. More...
 
(void) - setWriteBuffered:
 Enables or disables the write buffer. More...
 
(void) - flushWriteBuffer
 Writes everythig in the write buffer to the stream.
 
(void) - writeBuffer:length:
 Writes from a buffer into the stream. More...
 
(void) - writeInt8:
 Writes a uint8_t into the stream. More...
 
(void) - writeBigEndianInt16:
 Writes a uint16_t into the stream, encoded in big endian. More...
 
(void) - writeBigEndianInt32:
 Writes a uint32_t into the stream, encoded in big endian. More...
 
(void) - writeBigEndianInt64:
 Writes a uint64_t into the stream, encoded in big endian. More...
 
(void) - writeBigEndianFloat:
 Writes a float into the stream, encoded in big endian. More...
 
(void) - writeBigEndianDouble:
 Writes a double into the stream, encoded in big endian. More...
 
(size_t) - writeBigEndianInt16s:count:
 Writes the specified number of uint16_ts into the stream, encoded in big endian. More...
 
(size_t) - writeBigEndianInt32s:count:
 Writes the specified number of uint32_ts into the stream, encoded in big endian. More...
 
(size_t) - writeBigEndianInt64s:count:
 Writes the specified number of uint64_ts into the stream, encoded in big endian. More...
 
(size_t) - writeBigEndianFloats:count:
 Writes the specified number of floats into the stream, encoded in big endian. More...
 
(size_t) - writeBigEndianDoubles:count:
 Writes the specified number of doubles into the stream, encoded in big endian. More...
 
(void) - writeLittleEndianInt16:
 Writes a uint16_t into the stream, encoded in little endian. More...
 
(void) - writeLittleEndianInt32:
 Writes a uint32_t into the stream, encoded in little endian. More...
 
(void) - writeLittleEndianInt64:
 Writes a uint64_t into the stream, encoded in little endian. More...
 
(void) - writeLittleEndianFloat:
 Writes a float into the stream, encoded in little endian. More...
 
(void) - writeLittleEndianDouble:
 Writes a double into the stream, encoded in little endian. More...
 
(size_t) - writeLittleEndianInt16s:count:
 Writes the specified number of uint16_ts into the stream, encoded in little endian. More...
 
(size_t) - writeLittleEndianInt32s:count:
 Writes the specified number of uint32_ts into the stream, encoded in little endian. More...
 
(size_t) - writeLittleEndianInt64s:count:
 Writes the specified number of uint64_ts into the stream, encoded in little endian. More...
 
(size_t) - writeLittleEndianFloats:count:
 Writes the specified number of floats into the stream, encoded in little endian. More...
 
(size_t) - writeLittleEndianDoubles:count:
 Writes the specified number of doubles into the stream, encoded in little endian. More...
 
(size_t) - writeDataArray:
 Writes from an OFDataArray into the stream. More...
 
(size_t) - writeString:
 Writes a string into the stream, without the trailing zero. More...
 
(size_t) - writeString:encoding:
 Writes a string into the stream in the specified encoding, without the trailing zero. More...
 
(size_t) - writeLine:
 Writes a string into the stream with a trailing newline. More...
 
(size_t) - writeLine:encoding:
 Writes a string into the stream in the specified encoding with a trailing newline. More...
 
(size_t) - writeFormat:
 Writes a formatted string into the stream. More...
 
(size_t) - writeFormat:arguments:
 Writes a formatted string into the stream. More...
 
(bool) - hasDataInReadBuffer
 Returns whether data is present in the internal read buffer. More...
 
(bool) - isBlocking
 Returns whether the stream is in blocking mode. More...
 
(void) - setBlocking:
 Enables or disables non-blocking I/O. More...
 
(int) - fileDescriptorForReading
 Returns the file descriptor for the read end of the stream. More...
 
(int) - fileDescriptorForWriting
 Returns the file descriptor for the write end of the stream. More...
 
(void) - cancelAsyncRequests
 Cancels all pending asyncronous requests on the stream. More...
 
(void) - unreadFromBuffer:length:
 "Reverses" a read operation, meaning the bytes from the specified buffer will be returned on the next read operation. More...
 
(void) - close
 Closes the stream.
 
(size_t) - lowlevelReadIntoBuffer:length:
 Performs a lowlevel read. More...
 
(void) - lowlevelWriteBuffer:length:
 Performs a lowlevel write. More...
 
(bool) - lowlevelIsAtEndOfStream
 Returns whether the lowlevel is at the end of the stream. More...
 
- Instance Methods inherited from OFObject
(id) - init
 Initializes an already allocated object. More...
 
(OFString *) - className
 Returns the name of the object's class. More...
 
(OFString *) - description
 Returns a description for the object. More...
 
(void *) - allocMemoryWithSize:
 Allocates memory and stores it in the object's memory pool. More...
 
(void *) - allocMemoryWithSize:count:
 Allocates memory for the specified number of items and stores it in the object's memory pool. More...
 
(nullable void *) - resizeMemory:size:
 Resizes memory in the object's memory pool to the specified size. More...
 
(nullable void *) - resizeMemory:size:count:
 Resizes memory in the object's memory pool to the specific number of items of the specified size. More...
 
(void) - freeMemory:
 Frees allocated memory and removes it from the object's memory pool. More...
 
(void) - dealloc
 Deallocates the object. More...
 
(void) - performSelector:afterDelay:
 Performs the specified selector after the specified delay. More...
 
(void) - performSelector:withObject:afterDelay:
 Performs the specified selector with the specified object after the specified delay. More...
 
(void) - performSelector:withObject:withObject:afterDelay:
 Performs the specified selector with the specified objects after the specified delay. More...
 
(void) - performSelector:onThread:waitUntilDone:
 Performs the specified selector on the specified thread. More...
 
(void) - performSelector:onThread:withObject:waitUntilDone:
 Performs the specified selector on the specified thread with the specified object. More...
 
(void) - performSelector:onThread:withObject:withObject:waitUntilDone:
 Performs the specified selector on the specified thread with the specified objects. More...
 
(void) - performSelectorOnMainThread:waitUntilDone:
 Performs the specified selector on the main thread. More...
 
(void) - performSelectorOnMainThread:withObject:waitUntilDone:
 Performs the specified selector on the main thread with the specified object. More...
 
(void) - performSelectorOnMainThread:withObject:withObject:waitUntilDone:
 Performs the specified selector on the main thread with the specified objects. More...
 
(void) - performSelector:onThread:afterDelay:
 Performs the specified selector on the specified thread after the specified delay. More...
 
(void) - performSelector:onThread:withObject:afterDelay:
 Performs the specified selector on the specified thread with the specified object after the specified delay. More...
 
(void) - performSelector:onThread:withObject:withObject:afterDelay:
 Performs the specified selector on the specified thread with the specified objects after the specified delay. More...
 
(nullable id) - forwardingTargetForSelector:
 This method is called when resolveClassMethod: or resolveInstanceMethod: returned false. It should return a target to which the message should be forwarded. More...
 
(void) - doesNotRecognizeSelector:
 Handles messages which are not understood by the receiver. More...
 
(OFString *) - stringBySerializing
 Creates a string by serializing the receiver. More...
 
- Instance Methods inherited from <OFObject>
(bool) - isKindOfClass:
 Returns a boolean whether the object of the specified kind. More...
 
(bool) - isMemberOfClass:
 Returns a boolean whether the object is a member of the specified class. More...
 
(bool) - respondsToSelector:
 Returns a boolean whether the object responds to the specified selector. More...
 
(nullable IMP) - methodForSelector:
 Returns the implementation for the specified selector. More...
 
(nullable const char *) - typeEncodingForSelector:
 Returns the type encoding for the specified selector. More...
 
(nullable id) - performSelector:
 Performs the specified selector. More...
 
(nullable id) - performSelector:withObject:
 Performs the specified selector with the specified object. More...
 
(nullable id) - performSelector:withObject:withObject:
 Performs the specified selector with the specified objects. More...
 
(bool) - isEqual:
 Checks two objects for equality. More...
 
(uint32_t) - hash
 Calculates a hash for the object. More...
 
(id) - retain
 Increases the retain count. More...
 
(unsigned int) - retainCount
 Returns the retain count. More...
 
(void) - release
 Decreases the retain count. More...
 
(id) - autorelease
 Adds the object to the topmost OFAutoreleasePool of the thread's autorelease pool stack. More...
 
(id) - self
 Returns the receiver. More...
 
(bool) - isProxy
 Returns whether the object is a proxy object. More...
 
- Instance Methods inherited from <OFCopying>
(id) - copy
 Copies the object. More...
 

Class Methods

(instancetype) + fileWithPath:mode:
 Creates a new OFFile with the specified path and mode. More...
 
(instancetype) + fileWithFileDescriptor:
 Creates a new OFFile with the specified file descriptor. More...
 
(OFString *) + currentDirectoryPath
 Returns the path fo the current working directory. More...
 
(bool) + fileExistsAtPath:
 Checks whether a file exists at the specified path. More...
 
(bool) + directoryExistsAtPath:
 Checks whether a directory exists at the specified path. More...
 
(bool) + symbolicLinkExistsAtPath:
 Checks whether a symbolic link exists at the specified path. More...
 
(void) + createDirectoryAtPath:
 Creates a directory at the specified path. More...
 
(void) + createDirectoryAtPath:createParents:
 Creates a directory at the specified path. More...
 
(OFArray OF_GENERIC(OFString *) + contentsOfDirectoryAtPath:
 Returns an array with the items in the specified directory. More...
 
(void) + changeCurrentDirectoryPath:
 Changes the current working directory. More...
 
(of_offset_t) + sizeOfFileAtPath:
 Returns the size of the specified file. More...
 
(OFDate *) + accessTimeOfItemAtPath:
 Returns the last access time of the specified file. More...
 
(OFDate *) + modificationTimeOfItemAtPath:
 Returns the last modification time of the specified file. More...
 
(OFDate *) + statusChangeTimeOfItemAtPath:
 Returns the last status change time of the specified file. More...
 
(void) + changePermissionsOfItemAtPath:permissions:
 Changes the permissions of an item. More...
 
(void) + changeOwnerOfItemAtPath:owner:group:
 Changes the owner of an item. More...
 
(void) + copyItemAtPath:toPath:
 Copies a file, directory or symlink (if supported by the OS). More...
 
(void) + moveItemAtPath:toPath:
 Moves an item. More...
 
(void) + removeItemAtPath:
 Removes the item at the specified path. More...
 
(void) + linkItemAtPath:toPath:
 Creates a hard link for the specified item. More...
 
(void) + createSymbolicLinkAtPath:withDestinationPath:
 Creates a symbolic link for an item. More...
 
(OFString *) + destinationOfSymbolicLinkAtPath:
 Returns the destination of the symbolic link at the specified path. More...
 
- Class Methods inherited from OFObject
(void) + load
 A method which is called once when the class is loaded into the runtime. More...
 
(void) + unload
 A method which is called when the class is unloaded from the runtime. More...
 
(void) + initialize
 A method which is called the moment before the first call to the class is being made. More...
 
(id) + alloc
 Allocates memory for an instance of the class and sets up the memory pool for the object. More...
 
(id) + new
 Allocates memory for a new instance and calls init on it. More...
 
(Class) + class
 Returns the class. More...
 
(OFString *) + className
 Returns the name of the class as a string. More...
 
(bool) + isSubclassOfClass:
 Returns a boolean whether the class is a subclass of the specified class. More...
 
(Class) + superclass
 Returns the superclass of the class. More...
 
(bool) + instancesRespondToSelector:
 Checks whether instances of the class respond to a given selector. More...
 
(bool) + conformsToProtocol:
 Checks whether the class conforms to a given protocol. More...
 
(nullable IMP) + instanceMethodForSelector:
 Returns the implementation of the instance method for the specified selector. More...
 
(nullable const char *) + typeEncodingForInstanceSelector:
 Returns the type encoding of the instance method for the specified selector. More...
 
(OFString *) + description
 Returns a description for the class, which is usually the class name. More...
 
(nullable IMP) + replaceClassMethod:withMethodFromClass:
 Replaces a class method with a class method from another class. More...
 
(nullable IMP) + replaceInstanceMethod:withMethodFromClass:
 Replaces an instance method with an instance method from another class. More...
 
(nullable IMP) + replaceClassMethod:withImplementation:typeEncoding:
 Replaces or adds a class method. More...
 
(nullable IMP) + replaceInstanceMethod:withImplementation:typeEncoding:
 Replaces or adds an instance method. More...
 
(void) + inheritMethodsFromClass:
 Adds all methods from the specified class to the class that is the receiver. More...
 
(bool) + resolveClassMethod:
 Try to resolve the specified class method. More...
 
(bool) + resolveInstanceMethod:
 Try to resolve the specified instance method. More...
 
(id) + copy
 Returns the class. More...
 

Detailed Description

A class which provides functions to read, write and manipulate files.

Method Documentation

+ (OFDate *) accessTimeOfItemAtPath: (OFString*)  path

Returns the last access time of the specified file.

Returns
The last access time of the specified file
+ (void) changeCurrentDirectoryPath: (OFString*)  path

Changes the current working directory.

Parameters
pathThe new directory to change to
+ (void) changeOwnerOfItemAtPath: (OFString*)  path
owner: (OFString*)  owner
group: (OFString*)  group 

Changes the owner of an item.

This method is not available on some systems, most notably Windows.

Parameters
pathThe path to the item whose owner should be changed
ownerThe new owner for the item
groupThe new group for the item
+ (void) changePermissionsOfItemAtPath: (OFString*)  path
permissions: (mode_t)  permissions 

Changes the permissions of an item.

This method only changes the read-only flag on Windows.

Parameters
pathThe path to the item whose permissions should be changed
permissionsThe new permissions for the item
+ (OFArray *) contentsOfDirectoryAtPath: (OFString*)  path

Returns an array with the items in the specified directory.

Note
. and .. are not part of the returned array.
Parameters
pathThe path to the directory whose items should be returned
Returns
An array of OFStrings with the items in the specified directory
+ (void) copyItemAtPath: (OFString*)  source
toPath: (OFString*)  destination 

Copies a file, directory or symlink (if supported by the OS).

The destination path must be a full path, which means it must include the name of the item.

If an item already exists, the copy operation fails. This is also the case if a directory is copied and an item already exists in the destination directory.

Parameters
sourceThe file, directory or symlink to copy
destinationThe destination path
+ (void) createDirectoryAtPath: (OFString*)  path

Creates a directory at the specified path.

Parameters
pathThe path of the directory
+ (void) createDirectoryAtPath: (OFString*)  path
createParents: (bool)  createParents 

Creates a directory at the specified path.

Parameters
pathThe path of the directory
createParentsWhether to create the parents of the directory
+ (void) createSymbolicLinkAtPath: (OFString*)  destination
withDestinationPath: (OFString*)  source 

Creates a symbolic link for an item.

The destination path must be a full path, which means it must include the name of the item.

This method is not available on some systems, most notably Windows.

Parameters
destinationThe path of the item which should symbolically link to the source
sourceThe path of the item for which a symbolic link should be created
+ (OFString *) currentDirectoryPath

Returns the path fo the current working directory.

Returns
The path of the current working directory
+ (OFString *) destinationOfSymbolicLinkAtPath: (OFString*)  path

Returns the destination of the symbolic link at the specified path.

Parameters
pathThe path to the symbolic link
Returns
The destination of the symbolic link at the specified path
+ (bool) directoryExistsAtPath: (OFString*)  path

Checks whether a directory exists at the specified path.

Parameters
pathThe path to check
Returns
A boolean whether there is a directory at the specified path
+ (bool) fileExistsAtPath: (OFString*)  path

Checks whether a file exists at the specified path.

Parameters
pathThe path to check
Returns
A boolean whether there is a file at the specified path
+ (instancetype) fileWithFileDescriptor: (int)  fd

Creates a new OFFile with the specified file descriptor.

Parameters
fdA file descriptor, returned from for example open(). It is not closed when the OFFile object is deallocated!
Returns
A new autoreleased OFFile
+ (instancetype) fileWithPath: (OFString*)  path
mode: (OFString*)  mode 

Creates a new OFFile with the specified path and mode.

Parameters
pathThe path to the file to open as a string
modeThe mode in which the file should be opened.
Possible modes are:
Mode Description
r read-only
rb read-only, binary
r+ read-write
rb+ or r+b read-write, binary
w write-only, create, truncate
wb write-only, create, truncate, binary
w read-write, create, truncate
wb+ or w+b read-write, create, truncate, binary
a write-only, create, append
ab write-only, create, append, binary
a+ read-write, create, append
ab+ or a+b read-write, create, append, binary
Returns
A new autoreleased OFFile
- (id) initWithFileDescriptor: (int)  fd

Initializes an already allocated OFFile.

Parameters
fdA file descriptor, returned from for example open(). It is not closed when the OFFile object is deallocated!
- (id) initWithPath: (OFString*)  path
mode: (OFString*)  mode 

Initializes an already allocated OFFile.

Parameters
pathThe path to the file to open as a string
modeThe mode in which the file should be opened.
Possible modes are:
Mode Description
r read-only
rb read-only, binary
r+ read-write
rb+ or r+b read-write, binary
w write-only, create, truncate
wb write-only, create, truncate, binary
w read-write, create, truncate
wb+ or w+b read-write, create, truncate, binary
a write-only, create, append
ab write-only, create, append, binary
a+ read-write, create, append
ab+ or a+b read-write, create, append, binary
Returns
An initialized OFFile
+ (void) linkItemAtPath: (OFString*)  source
toPath: (OFString*)  destination 

Creates a hard link for the specified item.

The destination path must be a full path, which means it must include the name of the item.

This method is not available on some systems, most notably Windows.

Parameters
sourceThe path of the item for which a link should be created
destinationThe path of the item which should link to the source
+ (OFDate *) modificationTimeOfItemAtPath: (OFString*)  path

Returns the last modification time of the specified file.

Returns
The last modification time of the specified file
+ (void) moveItemAtPath: (OFString*)  source
toPath: (OFString*)  destination 

Moves an item.

The destination path must be a full path, which means it must include the name of the item.

If the destination is on a different logical device, the source will be copied to the destination using copyItemAtPath:toPath: and the source removed using removeItemAtPath:.

Parameters
sourceThe item to rename
destinationThe new name for the item
+ (void) removeItemAtPath: (OFString*)  path

Removes the item at the specified path.

If the item at the specified path is a directory, it is removed recursively.

Parameters
pathThe path to the item which should be removed
+ (of_offset_t) sizeOfFileAtPath: (OFString*)  path

Returns the size of the specified file.

Returns
The size of the specified file
+ (OFDate *) statusChangeTimeOfItemAtPath: (OFString*)  path

Returns the last status change time of the specified file.

Returns
The last status change time of the specified file
+ (bool) symbolicLinkExistsAtPath: (OFString*)  path

Checks whether a symbolic link exists at the specified path.

Parameters
pathThe path to check
Returns
A boolean whether there is a symbolic link at the specified path

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