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# isbimfile

Purpose
Check whether a file is a bim file.
Synopsis
`function isbimfile(f:text):boolean`
Argument

f | Filename to check.

Return value
true if the provided file is a bim file.
Example

     mos2bim("myexpl.mos",".")
       ! -> mosel comp -o ./myexpl.bim myexpl.mos
     writeln(isbimfile("myexpl.bim"))          ! Output: true
     writeln(isregfile("myexpl.bim"))          ! Output: true
     writeln(isregfile("dir/subdir"))          ! Output: false
     writeln(islink("myexpl.bim"))             ! Output: false

Further information
The function will return true if the file extension is .bim or if the file has the signature of a bim file.
Parent Topic makeutil

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