Hello all! I am trying to query for file metadata using basic-cli, such as size, creation/modified timestamps, permission, and the like. In basic-cli, I see the FileMetadata
module (is that the correct noun?), which has some things like bytes : FileMetadata -> U64
where I can get some basic metadata if I had a value of this FileMetadata
type. But I don't see how to get such a value. When I search the docs for FileMetadata, I only get this one module with no functions that return this data type. Am I missing something?
Hi @Ben Thomas (enkidatron),
is that the correct noun?
Yes :)
Am I missing something?
That looks like an oversight, I can take care of that next week. If you're in a hurry, you can use Cmd
.
Thanks! No need to rush on my account. I will check out Cmd
, thanks for the pointer :)
I can take care of that next week
I hope to finish this next week.
File.size_in_bytes!
has been merged, I'm working on permissions now.
File permissions functions have been merged: https://github.com/roc-lang/basic-cli/pull/349
File.time_accessed!
, File.time_modified!
and File.time_created!
have been merged: https://github.com/roc-lang/basic-cli/pull/350
How do I get the names of files in a directory? The documentation for Path.display
mentions toStrUsingCharset
, but the compiler can't find it.
For that matter, how do I rename a file?
Does this help? https://roc-lang.github.io/basic-cli/0.19.0/Dir/#list!
For that matter, how do I rename a file?
I've made a good first issue to add a function for this.
For now, you can do:
Cmd.exec!("mv", [Path.display(old_path), Path.display(new_path)]) ? |err| RenameCmdFailed(err)
The documentation for
Path.display
mentionstoStrUsingCharset
, but the compiler can't find it.
The documentation needs to be updated, I've added it to my TODO list. Path.display
should work for most cases.
Last updated: Jul 05 2025 at 12:14 UTC