29 Input/output library [input.output]

29.11 File systems [filesystems]

29.11.14 Filesystem operation functions [fs.op.funcs]

29.11.14.14 File size [fs.op.file.size]

uintmax_t file_size(const path& p); uintmax_t file_size(const path& p, error_code& ec) noexcept;
Effects: If exists(p) is false, an error is reported ([fs.err.report]).
Returns:
  • If is_­regular_­file(p), the size in bytes of the file p resolves to, determined as if by the value of the POSIX stat class member st_­size obtained as if by POSIX stat().
  • Otherwise, the result is implementation-defined.
The signature with argument ec returns static_­cast<uintmax_­t>(-1) if an error occurs.
Throws: As specified in [fs.err.report].