Std::filesystem::path::relative_path (3) Linux Manual Page

std::filesystem::path::relative_path – std::filesystem::path::relative_path

Synopsis

path relative_path() const; (since C++17)
Returns path relative to root-path, that is, a pathname composed of every generic-format component of *this after root-path. If *this is an empty path, returns an empty path.

Parameters

(none)

Return value

Path relative to the root_path.

Exceptions

(none)

Examples

// Run this code

#include <iostream>

#include <filesystem>

namespace fs = std::filesystem;
int main()

{
    fs::path p = fs::current_path();
    std::cout << "The current path " << p << " decomposes into:\n"
              << "root-path " << p.root_path() << '\n'
              << "relative path " << p.relative_path() << '\n';
}

Possible output:

  The current path "C:\Users\abcdef\Local Settings\temp" decomposes into:
  root-path "C:\"
  relative path "Users\abcdef\Local Settings\temp"

std::filesystem::path::relative_path (3) Linux Manual Page