30 Input/output library [input.output]

30.10 File systems [filesystems]

30.10.34 Filesystem operation functions [fs.op.funcs]

30.10.34.21 Is other [fs.op.is_other]

bool is_other(file_status s) noexcept;

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Returns: exists(s) && !is_­regular_­file(s) && !is_­directory(s) && !is_­symlink(s).

bool is_other(const path& p); bool is_other(const path& p, error_code& ec) noexcept;

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Returns: is_­other(status(p)) or is_­other(status(p, ec)), respectively. The signature with argument ec returns false if an error occurs.

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