EXPRESSIONS

Get a link to an abstract file

In fact, you get either a real file, if there is one, or an abstract file that can then be created.

[the] (file[s]|dir[ector(y|ies)]) %strings%

set {_file} to file "eula.txt"

Get an absolute file

Absolute - that is, the one with the path starting from the root of the file system

absolute [(file|dir[ectory])] of %path%

%path%'s absolute [(file|dir[ectory])] 

set {_file} to absolute file of file "eula.txt"

Get all files inside a directory

It also allows you to do this recursively, getting files in the directory and in all internal directories

all [the] files and [all] [the] dir[ectorie]s (in|of|from) %path%

all [the] files (in|of|from) %path%

all [the] dir[ectorie]s (in|of|from) %path%

all [the] sub[(-| )]files and [all] [the] sub[(-| )]dir[ectorie]s (in|of|from) %path%

all [the] sub[(-| )]dir[ectorie]s (in|of|from) %path%

all [the] sub[(-| )]files (in|of|from) %path%

glob (files|dir[ectorie]s) %string% (in|of|from) %path%

loop all files from file "plugins/":
  broadcast "%loop-value%"

Get the text content of the file

[the] content of %path%

[the] %path%'s content

set {_file} to content of file "eula.txt"
replace all "false" with "true" in {_file}
set content of file "eula.txt" to {_file}

Get the name of a file or directory

[the] (file|dir[ectory])name of %path%

[the] %path%'s (file|dir[ectory])name

loop all files from file "plugins/":
  broadcast filename of loop-value

Read a line/lines of a file or change them

[the] line %number% (from|of|in) %path%

[all] [the] lines (from|of|in) %path%

set line 1 of file "eula.txt" to "eula=true"

Get the directory where the file/folder is located

parent [(file|dir[ectory])] of %path%

%path%'s parent [(file|dir[ectory])]

set {_file} to parent of file "eula.txt"

Get file size in bytes

file size of %path%

%path%'s file size

Get the last access date of a file

[last] access (date|time) of %path%

%path%'s [last] access (date|time)

Get the last modified date of a file

[last] modified (date|time) of %path%

%path%'s [last] modified (date|time)

Get file creation date

create[d] (date|time) of %path%

%path%'s create[d] (date|time)

CONDITIONS

Checking the file for its actual existence

%path% (is|does)[(n't| not)] exist[s]

if file "eula.txt" is exists:
  broadcast "Yea, file eula.txt is exists"

Checking that the file is a directory

%path% is[(n't| not)] dir[ectory]

if file "eula.txt" is not directory:
  broadcast "Yea, file eula.txt is not directory, it is regular file"

Checking that the file is a file

%path% is[(n't| not)] file

if file "eula.txt" is file:
  broadcast "Yea, file eula.txt is regular file"

EFFECTS

Copy a file or directory

It also allows you to specify a parameter for overwriting if the file already exists

copy %path% to %path% [with (replac|overwrit)(e|ing)]

copy file "plugins/Skcrew.jar" to file "./"

Create a simple file

It also allows you to specify the text content of the file being created

create %paths% [with [(text|string|content)] %strings%]

create file "eula.txt" with content "eula=true"

Delete a file or directory

delete %paths%

delete file "plugins/Skcrew.jar"

Move a file or directory

It also allows you to specify a parameter for overwriting if the file already exists

move %paths% to %path% [with (overwrit|replac)(e|ing)]

move file "plugins" to file "disabled_plugins"

Rename a file or directory

It also allows you to specify a parameter for overwriting if the file already exists

rename %paths% to %string% [with (overwrit|replac)(e|ing)]

rename file "plugins/Skript/scripts/mycoolscript.sk" to "-mycoolscript.sk"

Unpack the zip archive

It also allows you to specify a parameter for overwriting if the file already exists

unzip %path% to %path% [with (overwrit|replac)(e|ing)]

unzip file "myarchive.zip" to file "./"

Create a zip archive

It also allows you to specify a parameter for overwriting if the file already exists

zip %paths% to %path% [with (overwrit|replac)(e|ing)]

zip file "world/" to file "backupworld.zip"