---
name: "IO.fileWritable"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "kaya"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/IO.fileWritable"
---

# IO.fileWritable(3kaya)

Checks a file is writable

## NAME

IO::fileWritable - Checks a file is writable

## SYNOPSIS

**Bool fileWritable(** *String fname* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**fname** The file name

## DESCRIPTION

Returns true if the file is writable by the current proces, false otherwise.

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.

## RELATED

**IO.fileExecutable (3kaya)**

**IO.fileExists (3kaya)**

**IO.fileReadable (3kaya)**

**IO.stat (3kaya)**