File

Table of contents

• openWriteFile
• openAppendFile
• openReadFile
• writeFile
• appendFile
• readFile

openWriteFile

Type: FilePath -> OutStream

Opens an OutStream channel endpoint to a file specified by a path, in write mode.

openAppendFile

Type: FilePath -> OutStream

Opens an OutStream channel endpoint to a file specified by a path, in append mode.

openReadFile

Type: FilePath -> InStream

Opens an InStream channel endpoint to a file specified by a path, in read mode.

writeFile

Type: FilePath -> String -> ()

Writes a string to a file specified by a path. Does the same as openWriteFile fp |> hPutStr s |> hCloseOut.

appendFile

Type: FilePath -> String -> ()

Write a string to a file specified by a path. Does the same as openAppendFile fp |> hPutStr s |> hCloseOut.

readFile

Type: FilePath -> String

Read the contents of a file specified by a path. Note that the string separates lines explicitely with the newline character \n.