30 Input/output library [input.output]

30.10 File systems [filesystems]

30.10.29 Enumerations [fs.enum]

30.10.29.1 Enum path​::​format [fs.enum.path.format]

This enum specifies constants used to identify the format of the character sequence, with the meanings listed in Table 122.

Table 122 — Enum path​::​format
NameMeaning
native_­format The native pathname format.
generic_­format The generic pathname format.
auto_­format The interpretation of the format of the character sequence is implementation-defined. The implementation may inspect the content of the character sequence to determine the format. [Note: For POSIX-based systems, native and generic formats are equivalent and the character sequence should always be interpreted in the same way. end note]

30.10.29.2 Enum class file_­type [fs.enum.file_type]

This enum class specifies constants used to identify file types, with the meanings listed in Table 123.

Table 123 — Enum class file_­type
ConstantMeaning
none The type of the file has not been determined or an error occurred while trying to determine the type.
not_­found Pseudo-type indicating the file was not found. [Note: The file not being found is not considered an error while determining the type of a file. end note]
regular Regular file
directory Directory file
symlink Symbolic link file
block Block special file
character Character special file
fifo FIFO or pipe file
socket Socket file
implementation-defined Implementations that support file systems having file types in addition to the above file_­type types shall supply implementation-defined file_­type constants to separately identify each of those additional file types
unknown The file exists but the type could not be determined

30.10.29.3 Enum class copy_­options [fs.enum.copy.opts]

The enum class type copy_­options is a bitmask type ([bitmask.types]) that specifies bitmask constants used to control the semantics of copy operations. The constants are specified in option groups with the meanings listed in Table 124. Constant none is shown in each option group for purposes of exposition; implementations shall provide only a single definition.

Table 124 — Enum class copy_­options
Option group controlling copy_­file function effects for existing target files
ConstantMeaning
none (Default) Error; file already exists.
skip_­existing Do not overwrite existing file, do not report an error.
overwrite_­existing Overwrite the existing file.
update_­existing Overwrite the existing file if it is older than the replacement file.
Option group controlling copy function effects for sub-directories
ConstantMeaning
none (Default) Do not copy sub-directories.
recursive Recursively copy sub-directories and their contents.
Option group controlling copy function effects for symbolic links
ConstantMeaning
none (Default) Follow symbolic links.
copy_­symlinks Copy symbolic links as symbolic links rather than copying the files that they point to.
skip_­symlinks Ignore symbolic links.
Option group controlling copy function effects for choosing the form of copying
ConstantMeaning
none (Default) Copy content.
directories_­only Copy directory structure only, do not copy non-directory files.
create_­symlinks Make symbolic links instead of copies of files. The source path shall be an absolute path unless the destination path is in the current directory.
create_­hard_­links Make hard links instead of copies of files.

30.10.29.4 Enum class perms [fs.enum.perms]

The enum class type perms is a bitmask type that specifies bitmask constants used to identify file permissions, with the meanings listed in Table 125.

Table 125 — Enum class perms
NameValuePOSIXDefinition or notes
(octal)macro
none 0 There are no permissions set for the file.
owner_­read 0400 S_­IRUSR Read permission, owner
owner_­write 0200 S_­IWUSR Write permission, owner
owner_­exec 0100 S_­IXUSR Execute/search permission, owner
owner_­all 0700 S_­IRWXU Read, write, execute/search by owner;
owner_­read | owner_­write | owner_­exec
group_­read 040 S_­IRGRP Read permission, group
group_­write 020 S_­IWGRP Write permission, group
group_­exec 010 S_­IXGRP Execute/search permission, group
group_­all 070 S_­IRWXG Read, write, execute/search by group;
group_­read | group_­write | group_­exec
others_­read 04 S_­IROTH Read permission, others
others_­write 02 S_­IWOTH Write permission, others
others_­exec 01 S_­IXOTH Execute/search permission, others
others_­all 07 S_­IRWXO Read, write, execute/search by others;
others_­read | others_­write | others_­exec
all 0777 owner_­all | group_­all | others_­all
set_­uid 04000 S_­ISUID Set-user-ID on execution
set_­gid 02000 S_­ISGID Set-group-ID on execution
sticky_­bit 01000 S_­ISVTX Operating system dependent.
mask 07777 all | set_­uid | set_­gid | sticky_­bit
unknown 0xFFFF The permissions are not known, such as when a file_­status object is created without specifying the permissions

30.10.29.5 Enum class perm_­options [fs.enum.perm.opts]

The enum class type perm_­options is a bitmask type ([bitmask.types]) that specifies bitmask constants used to control the semantics of permissions operations, with the meanings listed in Table 126. The bitmask constants are bitmask elements. In Table 126 perm denotes a value of type perms passed to permissions.

Table 126 — Enum class perm_­options
NameMeaning
replace permissions shall replace the file's permission bits with perm
add permissions shall replace the file's permission bits with the bitwise OR of perm and the file's current permission bits.
remove permissions shall replace the file's permission bits with the bitwise AND of the complement of perm and the file's current permission bits.
nofollow permissions shall change the permissions of a symbolic link itself rather than the permissions of the file the link resolves to.

30.10.29.6 Enum class directory_­options [fs.enum.dir.opts]

The enum class type directory_­options is a bitmask type ([bitmask.types]) that specifies bitmask constants used to identify directory traversal options, with the meanings listed in Table 127.

Table 127 — Enum class directory_­options
NameMeaning
none (Default) Skip directory symlinks, permission denied is an error.
follow_­directory_­symlink Follow rather than skip directory symlinks.
skip_­permission_­denied Skip directories that would otherwise result in permission denied.