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, section File System Concepts,

section Pathnames as Filenames

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