27 Input/output library [input.output]

27.10 File systems [filesystems]

27.10.15 Filesystem operation functions [fs.op.funcs]

27.10.15.15 Hard link count [fs.op.hard_lk_ct]

uintmax_t hard_link_count(const path& p); uintmax_t hard_link_count(const path& p, error_code& ec) noexcept;

Returns: The number of hard links for p. The signature with argument ec returns static_cast<uintmax_t>(-1) if an error occurs.

Throws: As specified in [fs.err.report].