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Remove A Single Line (LCC.web_file.remove_line)

Signature​

line, err = LCC.web_file.remove_line(path, line_number, timeout?)

Parameters​

  • path
    String. File path.
  • line_number
    Number. Line index to delete; positive numbers start at 1, negative values count from the end (-1 is the last line), and 0 means after the last line.
  • timeout
    Number, optional. Request timeout in seconds, default 60.

Returns​

  • line
    String. Content that was removed; nil on failure.
  • err
    String or nil. Error description when the call fails.

Notes​

Convenience wrapper around remove_lines returning the deleted text.
See the parameter description above for line-number rules.
Returns nil when nothing is removed.

Example​

local line, err = LCC.web_file.remove_line("/config/list.txt", 1)
if line then
    print("Removed:", line)
end