| Defined in header
<filesystem> | ||
|---|---|---|
enum class file_type {
none = 0,
not_found = -1,
regular = 1,
directory = 2,
symlink = 3,
block = 4,
character = 5,
fifo = 6,
socket = 7,
unknown = 8
};
| (since C++17) |
Indicates a type of a file or directory a path refers to.
| Constant | Meaning |
|---|---|
none | indicates that the file status has not been evaluated yet, or an error occurred when evaluating it |
not_found | indicates that the file was not found (this is not considered an error) |
regular | a regular file |
directory | a directory |
symlink | a symbolic link |
block | a block special file |
character | a character special file |
fifo | a FIFO (also known as pipe) file |
socket | a socket file |
unknown | an unknown file |
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