Std::filesystem::status,std::filesystem::symlink_status (3) Linux Manual Page

std::filesystem::status,std::filesystem::symlink_status – std::filesystem::status,std::filesystem::symlink_status

Synopsis

Defined in header<filesystem>

    std::filesystem::file_status status(const std::filesystem::path &p);

std::filesystem::file_status status(const std::filesystem::path &p, (1)(since C++ 17)

                                                                        std::error_code &ec) noexcept;

std::filesystem::file_status symlink_status(const std::filesystem::path &p);

std::filesystem::file_status symlink_status(const std::filesystem::path &p, (2)(since C++ 17)

                                                                                std::error_code &ec) noexcept;

1) Determines the type and attributes of the filesystem object identified by p as if by POSIX stat (symlinks are followed to their targets). In the following description, prms is the result of (m & perms::mask), where m is obtained as if by taking st_mode from the POSIX struct stat and converting it to the type std::filesystem::perms.
      * If p is a regular file (as if by POSIX S_ISREG), returns file_status(file_type::regular, prms).
      * If p is a directory (as if by POSIX S_ISDIR), returns file_status(file_type::directory, prms)
      * If p is a block special file (as if by POSIX S_ISBLK), returns file_status(file_type::block, prms)
      * If p is a character special file (as if by POSIX S_ISCHR), returns file_status(file_type::character, prms)
      * If p is a fifo or pipe file (as if by POSIX S_ISFIFO), returns file_status(file_type::fifo, prms)
      * If p is a socket (as if by POSIX S_ISSOCK), returns file_status(file_type::socket, prms)
      * If p has an implementation-defined file type, returns file_status(file_type::A, prms) where A is the implementation-defined file_type constant for that type.
      * If p does not exist, returns file_status(file_type::not_found)
      * If p exists but file attributes cannot be determined, e.g. due to lack of permissions, returns file_status(file_type::unknown)
      * If errors prevent even knowing whether p exists, the non-throwing overload sets ec and returns file_status(file_type::none), and the throwing overload throws filesystem_error
      * Otherwise, returns file_status(file_type::unknown, prms)
2) Same as (1) except that the behavior is as if the POSIX lstat is used (symlinks are not followed):
      * If p is a symlink, returns file_status(file_type::symlink)

Parameters

p – path to examine
ec – out-parameter for error reporting in the non-throwing overload

Return value

The file status (a file_status object)

Exceptions

The overload that does not take a std::error_code& parameter throws filesystem_error on underlying OS API errors, constructed with p as the first path argument and the OS error code as the error code argument. The overload taking a std::error_code& parameter sets it to the OS API error code if an OS API call fails, and executes ec.clear() if no errors occur. Any overload not marked noexcept may throw std::bad_alloc if memory allocation fails.

Notes

The information provided by this function is usually also provided as a byproduct of directory iteration, and may be obtained by the member functions of directory_entry. During directory iteration, calling status again is unnecessary.

Example

// Run this code

#include <iostream>

#include <fstream>

#include <cstdio>

#include <cstring>

#include <filesystem>

#include <unistd.h>

#include <sys/socket.h>

#include <sys/un.h>

#include <sys/stat.h>
namespace fs = std::filesystem;
void demo_status(const fs::path &p, fs::file_status s)

{
    std::cout << p;
    // alternative: switch(s.type()) { case fs::file_type::regular: ...}
    if (fs::is_regular_file(s))
        std::cout << " is a regular file\n";
    if (fs::is_directory(s))
        std::cout << " is a directory\n";
    if (fs::is_block_file(s))
        std::cout << " is a block device\n";
    if (fs::is_character_file(s))
        std::cout << " is a character device\n";
    if (fs::is_fifo(s))
        std::cout << " is a named IPC pipe\n";
    if (fs::is_socket(s))
        std::cout << " is a named IPC socket\n";
    if (fs::is_symlink(s))
        std::cout << " is a symlink\n";
    if (!fs::exists(s))
        std::cout << " does not exist\n";
}

int main()

{
    // create files of different kinds
    fs::create_directory("sandbox");
    std::ofstream("sandbox/file"); // create regular file
    fs::create_directory("sandbox/dir");
    mkfifo("sandbox/pipe", 0644);
    struct sockaddr_un addr;
    addr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
    std::strcpy(addr.sun_path, "sandbox/sock");
    int fd = socket(PF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
    bind(fd, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, sizeof addr);
    fs::create_symlink("file", "sandbox/symlink");
    // demo different status accessors
    for (auto it = fs::directory_iterator("sandbox"); it != fs::directory_iterator(); ++it)
        demo_status(*it, it->symlink_status());       // use cached status from directory entry
    demo_status("dev/null", fs::status("/dev/null")); // direct calls to status
    demo_status("dev/sda", fs::status("/dev/sda"));
    demo_status("sandbox/no", fs::status("/sandbox/no"));
    // cleanup
    close(fd);
    fs::remove_all("sandbox");
}

Possible output:

  "sandbox/file" is a regular file
  "sandbox/dir" is a directory
  "sandbox/pipe" is a named IPC pipe
  "sandbox/sock" is a named IPC socket
  "sandbox/symlink" is a symlink
  "dev/null" is a character device
  "dev/sda" is a block device
  "sandbox/no" does not exist

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