Class documentation: System.os

Operating system functions.

Inherits

System.object

Classes contained

• System.os.posix: Common POSIX functions and constants.

Constructors

Destructor

Operators

Properties

• args: Arguments passed in from the shell.
• dylib_extension: The dynamic library extension on this system.

Methods

• chdir(newcwd): Changes the current working directory.
  • newcwd: The directory to change to.
• chmod(name, permission): Changes permissions for a file or directory.
  • name: The file/directory to modify.
  • permission: The permissions to set (e.g. 0755)
• envGet(var): Retrieve contents of environment variable.
  • var: Environment variable to return.
• envSet(var, val): Set contents of environment variable to given value.
  • var: Variable to set.
  • val: Value to set variable to.
• fork(): Forks off a new process.
• getcwd(): Gets the current working directory.
• mkdir(name): Creates a new directory.
  • name: The directory to create.
• rmdir(name): Removes a directory.
  • name: The directory to remove.
• system(cmd): Executes system command.
  • cmd: Command to execute.