29 Input/output library [input.output]

29.11 File systems [filesystems]

29.11.9 Enumerations [fs.enum]

29.11.9.6 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 133.
The constant none represents the empty bitmask; every other constant in the table represents a distinct bitmask element.
Table 133: Enum class directory_­options   [tab:fs.enum.dir.opts]
Name
Meaning
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.