latqcdtools.base.fileSystem

cd(target):
"""
Change to target directory. Equivalent to cd in Bash.

Args:
    target (str)
"""

cp(source, target):
"""
Copy source to target. Creates target directory path if needed. Similar
to cp -r in Bash.

Args:
    source (str)
    target (str)
"""

createFilePath(filePath):
"""
Create the directory path for a file if it isn't there already. 

Args:
    filePath (str)
"""

deleteLine(target, line_number):
"""
Delete line line_number from file target, indexed from 1.

Args:
    target (str)
    line_number (int)
"""

getFileSize(target) -> int:
"""
Get size of regular file.

Args:
    target (str)

Returns:
    int: size of file in bytes 
"""

getFileTimeStamp(target, form='human', zone=None) -> str:
"""
Get the time stamp (when it was last modified) of a regular file.

Args:
    target (str)
    form (str)
    zone (str): list of time zones here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones
    
Returns:
    str: time stamp in format 2025-09-23 14:56:27
"""

getNumberLines(target) -> int:
"""
Get number of lines in human-readable file.

Args:
    target (str)

Returns:
    int: number of lines 
"""

ls(target) -> list:
"""
Get list of files in file path. Similar to ls in Bash.

Args:
    target (str)

Returns:
    list: List of files in target 
"""

mv(source, target):
"""
Move source to target. Creates target directory path if needed. Similar
to mv in Bash.

Args:
    source (str)
    target (str)
"""

rm(target):
"""
Delete target regular file or folder. Equivalent to rm -rf in Bash.

Args:
    target (str)
"""