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diff --git a/doc/lua_api.txt b/doc/lua_api.txt index 13881ef70..ab5caca0d 100644 --- a/doc/lua_api.txt +++ b/doc/lua_api.txt @@ -2223,6 +2223,10 @@ Helper functions * nil: return all entries, * true: return only subdirectory names, or * false: return only file names. +* `minetest.safe_file_write(path, content)`: returns boolean indicating success + * Replaces contents of file at path with new contents in a safe (atomic) way. + Use this instead of below code when writing e.g. database files: + `local f = io.open(path, "wb"); f:write(content); f:close()` * `minetest.get_version()`: returns a table containing components of the engine version. Components: * `project`: Name of the project, eg, "Minetest" |