File

A File object represents the name of a local file:

File("/path/to/file.ext")

Alternatively:

%f(/path/to/file.ext)
%d(/path/to) + %f(file.ext)

A file can be opened for reading or writing, using the open_r and open_w methods, respectively:

var file = File("file.txt")    # File object
var fh = file.open_r           # FileHandle object
say fh.lines                   # read the lines into an Array

Creating a new file:

var fh = File("newfile.txt").open_w
fh.say("foo")   # write a newline to the file
fh.close        # close the filehandle

A File abstracts an entity on the filesystem by name; a FileHandle abstracts a file descriptor in memory.

File("file.txt").read           # read the content of a file as a String (UTF-8)
File("file.txt").read(:raw)     # read the content of a file as a String (RAW)

See the FileHandle documentation for more information.