20.2.5 file-author [Function]

file-author pathspec => author

Arguments and Values::

pathspec—a pathname designator.

author—a string or nil.

Description::

Returns a string naming the author of the file specified by pathspec, or nil if the author's name cannot be determined.

Examples::

      (with-open-file (stream ">relativity>general.text")
        (file-author s))
     =>  "albert"

Affected By::

The host computer's file system.

Other users of the file named by pathspec.

Exceptional Situations::

An error of type file-error is signaled if pathspec is wild.

An error of type file-error is signaled if the file system cannot perform the requested operation.

See Also::

pathname, logical-pathname, File System Concepts,

Pathnames as Filenames