Class File

Namespace: Laravel
Located at laravel/file.php

Methods summary
`public static boolean`	# `exists( string $path )` Determine if a file exists. Determine if a file exists. Parameters `$path` `string` $path Returns `boolean`
`public static string`	# `get( string $path, mixed $default = null )` Get the contents of a file. Get the contents of a file. // Get the contents of a file $contents = File::get(path('app').'routes'.EXT); // Get the contents of a file or return a default value if it doesn't exist $contents = File::get(path('app').'routes'.EXT, 'Default Value'); Parameters `$path` `string` $path `$default` `mixed` $default Returns `string`
`public static integer`	# `put( string $path, string $data )` Write to a file. Write to a file. Parameters `$path` `string` $path `$data` `string` $data Returns `integer`
`public static integer`	# `append( string $path, string $data )` Append to a file. Append to a file. Parameters `$path` `string` $path `$data` `string` $data Returns `integer`
`public static boolean`	# `delete( string $path )` Delete a file. Delete a file. Parameters `$path` `string` $path Returns `boolean`
`public static`	# `move( string $path, string $target )` Move a file to a new location. Move a file to a new location. Parameters `$path` `string` $path `$target` `string` $target
`public static`	# `copy( string $path, string $target )` Copy a file to a new location. Copy a file to a new location. Parameters `$path` `string` $path `$target` `string` $target
`public static string`	# `extension( string $path )` Extract the file extension from a file path. Extract the file extension from a file path. Parameters `$path` `string` $path Returns `string`
`public static string`	# `type( string $path )` Get the file type of a given file. Get the file type of a given file. Parameters `$path` `string` $path Returns `string`
`public static integer`	# `size( string $path )` Get the file size of a given file. Get the file size of a given file. Parameters `$path` `string` $path Returns `integer`
`public static integer`	# `modified( string $path )` Get the file's last modification time. Get the file's last modification time. Parameters `$path` `string` $path Returns `integer`
`public static string`	# `mime( string $extension, string $default = 'application/octet-stream' )` Get a file MIME type by extension. Get a file MIME type by extension. // Determine the MIME type for the .tar extension $mime = File::mime('tar'); // Return a default value if the MIME can't be determined $mime = File::mime('ext', 'application/octet-stream'); Parameters `$extension` `string` $extension `$default` `string` $default Returns `string`
`public static boolean`	# `is( array\|string $extensions, string $path )` Determine if a file is of a given type. Determine if a file is of a given type. The Fileinfo PHP extension is used to determine the file's MIME type. // Determine if a file is a JPG image $jpg = File::is('jpg', 'path/to/file.jpg'); // Determine if a file is one of a given list of types $image = File::is(array('jpg', 'png', 'gif'), 'path/to/file'); Parameters `$extensions` `array\|string` $extensions `$path` `string` $path Returns `boolean`
`public static`	# `mkdir( string $path, integer $chmod = 0777 )` Create a new directory. Create a new directory. Parameters `$path` `string` $path `$chmod` `integer` $chmod
`public static`	# `mvdir( string $source, string $destination, integer $options = Laravel\fIterator::SKIP_DOTS )` Move a directory from one location to another. Move a directory from one location to another. Parameters `$source` `string` $source `$destination` `string` $destination `$options` `integer` $options
`public static`	# `cpdir( string $source, string $destination, boolean $delete = false, integer $options = Laravel\fIterator::SKIP_DOTS )` Recursively copy directory contents to another directory. Recursively copy directory contents to another directory. Parameters `$source` `string` $source `$destination` `string` $destination `$delete` `boolean` $delete `$options` `integer` $options
`public static`	# `rmdir( string $directory, boolean $preserve = false )` Recursively delete a directory. Recursively delete a directory. Parameters `$directory` `string` $directory `$preserve` `boolean` $preserve
`public static`	# `cleandir( string $directory )` Empty the specified directory of all files and folders. Empty the specified directory of all files and folders. Parameters `$directory` `string` $directory
`public static SplFileInfo`	# `latest( string $directory, integer $options = Laravel\fIterator::SKIP_DOTS )` Get the most recently modified file in a directory. Get the most recently modified file in a directory. Parameters `$directory` `string` $directory `$options` `integer` $options Returns `SplFileInfo`