replace_contents

Description:

public bool replace_contents (uint8[] contents, string? etag, bool make_backup, FileCreateFlags flags, out string? new_etag, Cancellable? cancellable = null) throws Error

Example: Replace file-content (uint8[]-based), sync:

public static int main (string[] args) {
	if (args.length != 2) {
		print ("%s FILE\n", args[0]);
		return 0;
	}

	try {
		File file = File.new_for_commandline_arg (args[1]);
		file.replace_contents ("My info\n".data, null, false, FileCreateFlags.NONE, null);
	} catch (Error e) {
		print ("Error: %s\n", e.message);
	}
	return 0;
}

valac --pkg gio-2.0 GLib.File.replace_contents.vala

Example: Replace content:

public static int main (string[] args) {
	GLib.File file = GLib.File.new_for_commandline_arg (args[1]);
	try {
		file.replace_contents (args[0].data, null, true, GLib.FileCreateFlags.NONE, null, null);
	} catch ( GLib.Error e ) {
		GLib.error (e.message);
	}

	return 0;
}

valac --pkg gio-2.0 GLib.replace_contents.vala