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# File operations

### Check if file exists <a href="#check-if-file-exists" id="check-if-file-exists"></a>

Checks if a remote file exists.

#### Parameters <a href="#parameters" id="parameters"></a>

| Parameter   | Description    |
| ----------- | -------------- |
| Remote path | Path to check. |

#### Output <a href="#output" id="output"></a>

Simple value,'True' if file exists. 'False' otherwise.

#### Since <a href="#since" id="since"></a>

6.3

### Copy remote file <a href="#copy-remote-file" id="copy-remote-file"></a>

Copies a remote file into the selected destination.

#### Parameters <a href="#parameters" id="parameters"></a>

| Parameter                   | Description              |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------ |
| Remote source path          | Path where to copy from. |
| Remote destination path     | Path where to copy to.   |
| Overwrite if already exists | True or false.           |

#### Output <a href="#output" id="output"></a>

No output.

#### Since <a href="#since" id="since"></a>

6.3

### Delete file <a href="#delete-file" id="delete-file"></a>

Delete a remote file.

#### Parameters <a href="#parameters" id="parameters"></a>

| Parameter   | Description             |
| ----------- | ----------------------- |
| Remote path | Path to file to delete. |

#### Output <a href="#output" id="output"></a>

No output.

#### Since <a href="#since" id="since"></a>

6.3

### Delete files <a href="#delete-files" id="delete-files"></a>

Delete multiple remote files based on mask.

#### Parameters <a href="#parameters" id="parameters"></a>

| Parameter      | Description                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Remote path    | Path where to delete files.                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Mask           | Mask used to filter which files to download. Example "\*.txt". Regular expressions can also be used by prefixing with "regex:", example "regex:\[A\|B].\*" to list all files starting with "A" or "B". |
| Case sensitive | Specifies if mask is case sensitive (not applicable if regex is used).                                                                                                                                 |
| Recursive      | Specifies whether to delete files recursivly.                                                                                                                                                          |

#### Output <a href="#output" id="output"></a>

No output.

#### Since <a href="#since" id="since"></a>

6.3

### Get size of file <a href="#get-size-of-file" id="get-size-of-file"></a>

Gets the size, in bytes, of remote file.

#### Parameters <a href="#parameters" id="parameters"></a>

| Parameter   | Description       |
| ----------- | ----------------- |
| Remote path | File of interest. |

#### Output <a href="#output" id="output"></a>

Simple value, numeric.

#### Since <a href="#since" id="since"></a>

6.3

### Rename file <a href="#rename-file" id="rename-file"></a>

Renames a remote file.

#### Parameters <a href="#parameters" id="parameters"></a>

| Parameter | Description           |
| --------- | --------------------- |
| Old path  | Current name of file. |
| New path  | New name of file.     |

#### Output <a href="#output" id="output"></a>

No output.

#### Since <a href="#since" id="since"></a>

6.3


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