Built in functions for classes and variables

Relevant classes: any Some internal functions may be used to set classes and variables: Variable assignment built-ins ExecResult(command) Executes the named shell command and inserts the output into the variable. RandomInt(a,b) Generate a random integer between a and b. Examples: control: # old method listing = ( "exec /bin/ls -l" ) # new method listing = ( ExecResult(/bin/ls -l) ) random_hour = ( RandomInt(0,23) ) Class assignment builtins IsnewerThan(f1,f2) True if file 1 is modified more recently than file 2. (mtime) AccessedBefore(f1,f2) True if file 1 had its last access earlier than file 2 (atime) ChangedBefore(f1,f2) True if file 1's attributes were changed in any way before file 2's (ctime). Fileexists(f) True if the named file object exists. IsDir(f) True if the named file object is a directory. IsLink(f) True if the named file object is a symbolic link. IsPlain(f) True if the named file object is a plain file. ReturnsZero(comm) True if the named shell command returns with exit code zero (okay). classes: access_to_dir = ( ReturnsZero(/bin/cd /mydir) ) compare = ( ChangedBefore(/etc/passwd_master,/etc/passwd) ) isplain = ( IsPlain(/tmp/import) ) Back to documentation