#### 20.2.9 file-error [Condition Type]

#### Class Precedence List::

file-error, error, serious-condition, condition, t

#### Description::

The type file-error consists of error conditions that occur during an attempt to open or close a file, or during some low-level transactions with a file system. The “offending pathname” is initialized by the `:pathname` initialization argument to make-condition, and is accessed by the function file-error-pathname.

#### See Also::

file-error-pathname, open , probe-file , directory , ensure-directories-exist