Fileutils - OCaml API to manipulate real files (POSIX like) and filenames

Features of the project:

pure OCaml
file functions inspired from GNU fileutils (aiming to be POSIX compatible)
- cp: copy files and directories
- mv: rename files and directories
- rm: remove files and directories
- test: check file types and compare values
- find: find files that match certain criteria
- mkdir: create directory and its parents
- ls: list content of a directory
- touch: change file timestamps
- which: locate a command
- readlink: resolve symlink
- du: compute disk usage
- stat: abstract of Unix.stat
- cmp: compare files
- chmod: change permissions of a file
filename functions support Win32/Unix/MacOS and Cygwin filenames:
- Compare: is_subdir, is_updir, compare
- Transform: make_absolute, make_relative, reduce
- Extension: chop_extension, check_extension

Installation

The recommended way to install fileutils is via the opam package manager:

$ opam install fileutils

API documentation is available online.