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file_size

file_size — gives the file size.

Synopsis

file_size (filename)

Arguments

filename

A file name as a string, as defined by the operating system.

Returns

The size of the file in bytes if the file exists and is readable, else nil.

Example

Gamma> file_size("myfile.dat");
1467
Gamma> file_size("non_existing.file");
nil
Gamma> file_size("unreadable.file");
nil
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