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| 20.2.5  file-author | 
Function | 
  
 - Syntax:
 - 
file-author
pathspec
  
  author
  - Arguments and Values:
 - 
pathspec - a pathname designator.
author - a string or nil.
 
  - Description:
 - 
Returns a string naming the author of the file specified by pathspec,
or nil if the author's name cannot be determined.
  - Examples:
 - 
 (with-open-file (stream ">relativity>general.text")
   (file-author s))
  "albert"
 
  - Affected By:
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The host computer's file system.
Other users of the file named by pathspec.
 
  - Exceptional Situations:
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An error of type file-error is signaled if pathspec is wild.
An error of type file-error is signaled
if the file system cannot perform the requested operation.
 
  - See Also:
 - 
pathname,
logical-pathname,
Section 20.1 File System Concepts,
Section 19.1.2 Pathnames as Filenames
  - Allegro CL Implementation Details:
 - 
 None.
  
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