Function std.file.attrIsFile

On Windows, if a file is not a directory, it's a file. So, either attrIsFile or attrIsDir will return true for the attributes of any given file.

On Posix systems, if attrIsFile is true, that indicates that the file is a regular file (e.g. not a block not device). So, on Posix systems, it's possible for both attrIsFile and attrIsDir to be false for a particular file (in which case, it's a special file). If a file is a special file, you can use the attributes to check what type of special file it is (see the man page for stat for more information).

Prototype

bool attrIsFile(
  uint attributes
) pure nothrow @nogc @safe;

Parameters

Returns

true if the given file attributes are for a file

Examples

assert(attrIsFile(getAttributes("/etc/fonts/fonts.conf")));
assert(attrIsFile(getLinkAttributes("/etc/fonts/fonts.conf")));