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(librep.info)Manipulating Directories

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Manipulating Directories
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 - Command: make-directory directory-name
     Create a new directory called DIRECTORY-NAME.

 - Command: delete-directory directory-name
     Delete the directory called DIRECTORY-NAME. This only succeeds if
     the directory in question is empty, otherwise an error is
     signalled.

 - Function: directory-files directory-name
     Returns a list of the names of all items in the directory whose
     name is DIRECTORY-NAME. The names in the list will be relative to
     the directory DIRECTORY-NAME.

          (directory-files "/tmp/foo"
              => ("bar" "subdir" "xyz" "." "..")