std::filesystem::directory_entry (3) - Linux Manuals

std::filesystem::directory_entry: std::filesystem::directory_entry

NAME

std::filesystem::directory_entry - std::filesystem::directory_entry

Synopsis

Defined in header <filesystem>
class directory_entry; (since C++17)

Represents a directory entry. The object stores a path as a member and may also store additional file attributes (hard link count, status, symlink status file size, and last write time) during directory iteration.

Member functions

                     constructs a directory entry
constructor (public member function)
                     default destructor
destructor (public member function)

Modifiers

                     assigns contents
operator= (public member function)
                     assigns contents
assign (public member function)
                     sets the filename
replace_filename (public member function)
                     updates the cached file attributes
refresh (public member function)

Observers

                     returns the path the entry refers to
path (public member function)
operator_const_path&
                     checks whether directory entry refers to existing file system object
exists (public member function)
                     checks whether the directory entry refers to block device
is_block_file (public member function)
                     checks whether the directory entry refers to a character device
is_character_file (public member function)
                     checks whether the directory entry refers to a directory
is_directory (public member function)
                     checks whether the directory entry refers to a named pipe
is_fifo (public member function)
                     checks whether the directory entry refers to an other file
is_other (public member function)
                     checks whether the directory entry refers to a regular file
is_regular_file (public member function)
                     checks whether the directory entry refers to a named IPC socket
is_socket (public member function)
                     checks whether the directory entry refers to a symbolic link
is_symlink (public member function)
                     returns the size of the file to which the directory entry refers
file_size (public member function)
                     returns the number of hard links referring to the file to which the directory entry refers
hard_link_count (public member function)
                     gets or sets the time of the last data modification of the file to which the directory entry refers
last_write_time (public member function)
                     status of the file designated by this directory entry
status symlink_status of the file designated by this directory entry
symlink_status (public member function)

operator==
operator!= compares two directory entries
operator< (public member function)
operator<=
operator>
operator>=