folder

• Synonyms: directory

• global property

  • The global property the folder specifies the current working folder. Any file or file system operations that don’t specify the full path to a file will assume the file is within this folder. This includes reading or writing a file, accessing its properties, and file system operations such as creating, deleting, moving, or copying a file or folder.

  • Examples: +

     set the folder to "~/Documents"

• function

  • Returns the parent folder of a given file or folder.

  • Examples: +

     put the folder of "/tmp/logs/artemis.log" —> "/tmp/logs/"

  • Related: files, folders, filesAndFolders

• type for "is a" operator

  • Examples: +

     put "/tmp" is a folder —> True

• property of a fileDescription object

• keyword

  • the home folder, the documents folder, etc.
  • copy folder ... to folder
  • create folder ... in folder
  • delete folder
  • move folder ... to folder
  • rename folder ... as folder
  • answer file in folder
  • answer folder ... in folder
  • ask folder ... in folder