Name

isdir — checks if argument is a directory path

Calling Sequence

r=isdir(path)

Parameters

path

a character string or a matrix of strings, the file pathname

r

a boolean, true if path is a path to a directory.

Description

r=isdir(path) checks if path is a path to a directory.

Reference

This function is based on the C function stat. The SCI and ~ shortcuts for Scilab directory and home directory are handled.

Examples

 
isdir(TMPDIR)
isdir SCI/etc/scilab.start
 

See Also

fileinfo

Authors

S. Steer INRIA