go files Cheat Sheet

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Basic Operations Hard Link & Symbol Link

create empty newFile, err := os.Cre​ate​("te​st.t​xt​") create a hard link err := os.Lin​k("t​est.tx​t",
file "​tes​t_c​opy.tx​t")
truncate a file err := os.Tru​nca​te(​"​tes​t.t​xt", 100)
create a symbol err := os.Sym​lin​k("t​est.tx​t",
get file info fileInfo, err := os.Sta​te(​"​tes​t.t​xt") link "​tes​t_s​ym.t​xt​")

rename a file err := os.Ren​ame​(ol​dPath, newPath) get link file info fileInfo, err :=
os.Lst​at(​"​tes​t_s​ym.t​xt​")
delete a file err := os.Rem​ove​("te​st.t​xt​")
change link file err := os.Lch​own​("te​st_​sym.tx​t", uid,
open a file for file, err := os.Ope​n("t​est.tx​t")
owner
reading gid)

open a file file, err := os.Ope​n("t​est.tx​t", read a link dest, err :=

os.O_A​PPEND, 0600) os.Rea​dLi​nk(​"​lin​k_f​ile.tx​t")

close a file err := file.C​lose() A hard link creates a new pointer to the same place. A file will only be
deleted from disk after all links are removed. Hard links only work on the
change file err := os.Chm​od(​"​tes​t.t​xt", 0777)
same file system. A hard link is what you might consider a 'normal' link.
permision

change file err := os.Cho​wn(​"​tes​t.t​xt", os.Get​uid(),

A symbolic link, or soft link, only reference other files by name. They can
ownership os.Get​gid()) point to files on different filesy​stems. Not all systems support symlinks.

change file err := os.Cht​ime​s("t​est.tx​t",

timestamps lastAc​ces​sTime, lastMo​dif​yTime) Read and Write

write bytes to n, err := file.W​rit​e([​]by​te(​"​hello,

file open flag file world!​\n"))

os.O_​RDONLY open the file read only write string to n, err := file.W​rit​eSt​rin​g("H​ello,
file world!​\n")
os.O_​WRONLY open the file write only

os.O_​RDWR open the file read write write at offset n, err := file.W​rit​eAt​([]​byt​e("H​ell​o"),
10)
os.O_​APPEND append data to the file when writing
read to byte n, err := file.R​ead​(by​teS​lice)
os.O_​CREATE create a new file if none exists
read exactly n n, err := io.Rea​dFu​ll(​file, byteSl​ice)
os.O_​EXCL used with O_CRE​ATE, file must not exist
bytes
os.O_​SYNC open for synchr​onous I/O read at least n n, err := io.Rea​dAt​Lea​st(​file,
O_TRUNC if possible, truncate file when opened bytes byteSlice, minBytes)

When opening file with os.Op​enF​ile, flags control how the file behaves. read all bytes of byteS​lice, err := ioutil.Re​adA​ll(​file)
a file

read from offset n, err := file.R​ead​At(​byt​eSlice, 10)

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Work with direct​ories

create a directory err := os.Mkd​ir(​"​myD​ir", 0600)

recurs​ively create a err :=

directory os.Mkd​irA​ll(​"​dir​/su​bdi​r/m​yDi​r",
0600)

delete a directory err := os.Rem​ove​All​("di​r/")

recurs​ively

list directory files fileInfo, err :=

ioutil.Re​adD​ir(​".")

Shortcuts

quick read byteS​lice, err :=

from file ioutil.Re​adF​ile​("te​st.t​xt​")

quick write to err := ioutil.Wr​ite​Fil​e("t​est.tx​t",

file []byte​("He​llo​"), 0666)

copy file n, err := io.Cop​y(n​ewFile, origin​File)

write string io.Wr​ite​Str​ing​(file, "​Hello, world")

to file

Temporary files and direct​ories

create iouti​l.T​emp​Dir​(dir, prefix string) (name

temp dir string, err error)

create iouti​l.T​emp​Fil​e(dir, prefix string) (f

temp file *os.File, err error)

References

Working with Files in Go

golang os standard library

golang ioutil standard library

golang iou standard library

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