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.TH Path.can_read 3 2025-05-17 "Tomo man-pages"
.SH NAME
Path.can_read \- check read permissions
.SH LIBRARY
Tomo Standard Library
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.BI Path.can_read\ :\ func(path:\ Path\ ->\ Bool)
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
Returns whether or not a file can be read by the current user/group.


.SH ARGUMENTS

.TS
allbox;
lb lb lbx lb
l l l l.
Name	Type	Description	Default
path	Path	The path of the file to check. 	-
.TE
.SH RETURN
`yes` if the file or directory exists and the current user has read permissions, otherwise `no`.

.SH EXAMPLES
.EX
>> (/usr/include/stdlib.h).can_read()
= yes
>> (/etc/shadow).can_read()
= no
>> (/non/existant/file).can_read()
= no
.EE