C++

27.9    “filesystem”

The <filesystem> header deals less with the contents of files and more with files as a whole and their relationship to each other. Since C++17, it has been part of the standard; previously, it was extensively tested in Boost.Filesystem.

All components of the header are located in the std::filesystem namespace. The most important components are as follows:

• Class pathRepresents the name of a file or directory. A path can be easily converted into a string or, starting from C++20, into a u8string. With append, you add a path component; with concat, you modify the last path component.

• Class directory_entryContains metadata about a file or directory.

• Classes directory_iterator and recursive_directory_iteratorAllow iterating ...