Results for “File positioning & lifecycle”
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Read the byte size of a regular file
C++: file_size reads filesystem metadata without loading file contents.
C++✓ Tested
Read the filename portion of a path
Linux Commands: Read the filename portion of a path using GNU/Linux commands in an empty practice directory.
Linux Commands✓ Tested
Recognize an untracked file
Git: Recognize an untracked file inside the disposable repository created by the input setup.
Git✓ Tested
Refuse to overwrite an existing file with redirection
Bash Scripts: Noclobber makes a plain greater-than redirection fail when the target already exists.
Bash Scripts✓ Tested
Remove a filename extension
Keep the path while removing its final extension.
filename✓ Tested
Remove only a named untracked scratch file
Git: Use a narrow pathspec after reviewing the dry run; clean cannot recover untracked content.
Git✓ Tested
Rename a file in its current directory
PowerShell: Rename-Item changes the name without moving the item to another directory.
PowerShell✓ Tested
Rename a file with mv
Linux Commands: Rename a known file in the current directory and inspect its new contents.
Linux Commands✓ Tested
Rename a file within a directory
Python: Use Path.rename and inspect the resulting path.
Python✓ Tested
Rename a known file through filesystem
C++: filesystem::rename reports an error by exception when the operation fails.
C++✓ Tested
Rename a practice file
Linux Commands: Rename a practice file using GNU/Linux commands in an empty practice directory.
Linux Commands✓ Tested
Replace a text file with an atomic rename
Prepare new content beside the target before renaming it into place.
atomic write✓ Tested