Lua's built in os library. More...

Static Public Member Functions
static	clock ()
	returns CPU time used by program in seconds More...

static	date ([format[, time]])
	returns a string or table containing date and time, "*t" returns a table More...

static	difftime (t2, t1)
	returns number of seconds from time t1 to time t2 More...

static	execute (command)
	executes command using C function system, returns status code More...

static	exit ([code])
	terminates host program with optional code, default is success code More...

static	getenv (varname)
	returns value of environment variable varname. nil if not defined More...

static	remove (filename)
	deletes file with given name, nil if fails More...

static	rename (oldname, newname)
	renames file oldname to newname, nil if fails More...

static	setlocale (locale[, category])
	set current locale of program, returns name of new locate or nil More...

static	time ([table])
	returns current time (usually seconds) or time as represented by table More...

static	tmpname ()
	returns a string with a filename for a temporary file (dangerous! tmpfile is better) More...

Detailed Description

Lua's built in os library.

Member Function Documentation

static os::clock ( )

static

returns CPU time used by program in seconds

static os::date ( [format[, time] ] )

static

returns a string or table containing date and time, "*t" returns a table

static

returns number of seconds from time t1 to time t2

static os::execute ( command )

static

executes command using C function system, returns status code

static os::exit ( )

static

terminates host program with optional code, default is success code

static os::getenv ( varname )

static

returns value of environment variable varname. nil if not defined

static os::remove ( filename )

static

deletes file with given name, nil if fails

static

renames file oldname to newname, nil if fails

static os::setlocale ( locale [, category] )

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set current locale of program, returns name of new locate or nil

static os::time ( )

static

returns current time (usually seconds) or time as represented by table

static os::tmpname ( )

static

returns a string with a filename for a temporary file (dangerous! tmpfile is better)

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