file.hpp File Reference

Includes the C++ Filesystem library and provides some convenience helpers. More...

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Description

Includes the C++ Filesystem library and provides some convenience helpers.

The std::filesystem library allows for portable access to file and directory handling functions; this header maps these functions with an concise fs:: namespace prefix, and offers some convenience extensions, which are „slightly non-portable“ (meaning they were developed on Linux and „should“ work on Unix like systems; adapters for exotic operating systems could be added here when necessary...)

Todo:

3/2024 should be part of generic utilities

Definition in file file.hpp.

#include "lib/error.hpp"
#include "lib/symbol.hpp"
#include "lib/meta/util.hpp"
#include <filesystem>
#include <cstdlib>

Namespaces
namespace	std
	STL namespace.
namespace	std::filesystem
namespace	util

Classes
struct	StringConv< fs::path, void >
	specialisation: render filesystem path as double quoted string More...

Functions
fs::path	getHomePath ()
fs::path	consolidated (fs::path rawPath)
	resolves symlinks, ~ (Unix home dir) and relative specs
bool	has_perm (fs::path const &p, fs::perms permissionMask)
	check if the denoted path p has at least the given permissions
bool	can_read (fs::path const &p)
	check if the owner has read permissions on the denoted file or directory
bool	can_write (fs::path const &p)
bool	can_exec (fs::path const &p)