# love.filesystem.append

Available since LÖVE 0.9.0
This function is not supported in earlier versions.

Append data to an existing file.

## Function

### Synopsis

    success, errormsg = love.filesystem.append( name, data, size )

### Arguments

`string name`
  The name (and path) of the file.
`string data`
  The string data to append to the file.
`number size (all)`
  How many bytes to write.

### Returns

`boolean success`
  True if the operation was successful, or nil if there was an error.
`string errormsg`
  The error message on failure.

## Function

### Synopsis

    success, errormsg = love.filesystem.append( name, data, size )

### Arguments

`string name`
  The name (and path) of the file.
`Data data`
  The Data object to append to the file.
`number size (all)`
  How many bytes to write.

### Returns

`boolean success`
  True if the operation was successful, or nil if there was an error.
`string errormsg`
  The error message on failure.

## See Also

- love.filesystem
- love.filesystem.write

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Category:

- Functions