file-author

file-author Function

Syntax:

file-author pathspec → author

Arguments and Values:

pathspec—a pathname designator .

author—a string or nil.

Description:

Returns a string naming the author of the file specified by pathspec, or nil if the author’s name cannot be determined.

Examples:

(with-open-file (stream ">relativity>general.text") 
  (file-author s)) 
→ "albert" 

Affected By:

The host computer’s file system.

Other users of the file named by pathspec.

Exceptional Situations:

An error of type file-error is signaled if pathspec is wild.

An error of type file-error is signaled if the file system cannot perform the requested operation.

See Also:

pathname, logical-pathname, Section 20.1 (File System Concepts), Section 19.1.2 (Pathnames as Filenames)

Expanded Reference: file-author

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