_NIOFileSystem/FileSystemProtocol

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Opening files with managed lifecycles

Files and directories can be opened and have their lifecycles managed by using the following methods:

• withFileHandle(forReadingAt:options:execute:)
• withFileHandle(forWritingAt:options:execute:)
• withFileHandle(forReadingAndWritingAt:options:execute:)
• withDirectoryHandle(atPath:options:execute:)

Opening files

Files and directories can be opened using the following methods. The caller is responsible for closing it to avoid leaking resources.

• openFile(forReadingAt:)
• openFile(forWritingAt:options:)
• openFile(forReadingAndWritingAt:options:)
• openDirectory(atPath:options:)

File information

• info(forFileAt:infoAboutSymbolicLink:)

Symbolic links

• createSymbolicLink(at:withDestination:)
• destinationOfSymbolicLink(at:)

Managing files

• copyItem(at:to:strategy:shouldProceedAfterError:shouldCopyItem:)
• copyItem(at:to:strategy:replaceExisting:shouldProceedAfterError:shouldCopyItem:)
• removeItem(at:)
• moveItem(at:to:)
• replaceItem(at:withItemAt:)
• createDirectory(at:withIntermediateDirectories:permissions:)

System directories

• currentWorkingDirectory
• temporaryDirectory
• withTemporaryDirectory(prefix:options:execute:)