File Operations in Go: Difference between revisions
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The [[Go Package os#Overview|<tt>os</tt> package]] provides practical file access functions. Basic file read and write, by reading or writing the entire file into and from memory, is also provided by the [[Go Package ioutil|<tt>ioutil</tt> package]], but its <code>[[Go Package ioutil#Overview|ioutil.ReadFile]]</code> and <code>[[Go Package ioutil#Overview|ioutil.WriteFile]]</code> are deprecated since Go 1.16. | The [[Go Package os#Overview|<tt>os</tt> package]] provides practical file access functions. Basic file read and write, by reading or writing the entire file into and from memory, is also provided by the [[Go Package ioutil|<tt>ioutil</tt> package]], but its <code>[[Go Package ioutil#Overview|ioutil.ReadFile]]</code> and <code>[[Go Package ioutil#Overview|ioutil.WriteFile]]</code> are deprecated since Go 1.16. | ||
File paths and names should be manipulated with the functions exposed by the <code>[[Go Package path#Overview|path]]</code> package. | |||
Revision as of 21:59, 16 October 2023
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Overview
The os package provides practical file access functions. Basic file read and write, by reading or writing the entire file into and from memory, is also provided by the ioutil package, but its ioutil.ReadFile and ioutil.WriteFile are deprecated since Go 1.16.
File paths and names should be manipulated with the functions exposed by the path package.