## 6.22 Unit: script-utils

This unit contains some utility procedures for Shell scripting and for some file operations.

This unit uses the `extras` and `regex` units.

### 6.22.1 Pathname operations

[procedure] (absolute-pathname? PATHNAME)
  Returns `#t` if the string `PATHNAME` names an absolute pathname, and returns `#f` otherwise.

[procedure] (decompose-pathname PATHNAME)
  Returns three values: the directory-, filename- and extension-components of the file named by the string `PATHNAME`. For any component that is not contained in `PATHNAME`, `#f` is returned.

[procedure] (make-pathname DIRECTORY FILENAME [EXTENSION
  )]
[procedure] (make-absolute-pathname DIRECTORY FILENAME [EXTENSION
  ] Returns a string that names the file with the components `DIRECTORY, FILENAME` and (optionally) `EXTENSION`. `DIRECTORY` can be `#f` (meaning no directory component), a string or a list of strings. `FILENAME` and `EXTENSION` should be strings or `#f`. `make-absolute-pathname` returns always an absolute pathname.

[procedure] (pathname-directory PATHNAME)
[procedure] (pathname-file PATHNAME)
[procedure] (pathname-extension PATHNAME)
  Accessors for the components of `PATHNAME`. If the pathname does not contain the accessed component, then `#f` is returned.

[procedure] (pathname-replace-directory PATHNAME DIRECTORY)
[procedure] (pathname-replace-file PATHNAME FILENAME)
[procedure] (pathname-replace-extension PATHNAME EXTENSION)
  Return a new pathname with the specified component of `PATHNAME` replaced by a new value.

[procedure] (pathname-strip-directory PATHNAME)
[procedure] (pathname-strip-extension PATHNAME)
  Return a new pathname with the specified component of `PATHNAME` stripped.

### 6.22.2 Miscellaneous utilities

[procedure] (create-temporary-file [EXTENSION])
  Creates an empty temporary file and returns it's pathname. If `EXTENSION` is not given, then `.tmp` is used. If the environment variable `TMPDIR, TEMP` or `TMP` is set, then the pathname names a file in that directory.

[procedure] (delete-file* FILENAME)
  If the file `FILENAME` exists, it is deleted and `#t` is returned. If the file does not exist, nothing happens and `#f` is returned.

[procedure] (system* FORMATSTRING ARGUMENT1 ...)
  Similar to `(system (sprintf FORMATSTRING ARGUMENT1 ...))`, but signals an error if the invoked program should return a nonzero exit status.