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std::experimental::filesystem::file_type

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Defined in header <experimental/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

};
(filesystem TS)

Indicates a type of a file or directory a path refers to.

[edit] Constants

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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