29 Input/output library [input.output]

29.11 File systems [filesystems]

template<class charT, class traits>
  friend basic_ostream<charT, traits>&
    operator<<(basic_ostream<charT, traits>& os, const path& p);

Effects: Equivalent to os << quoted(p.string<charT, traits>()).

[Note 1:

The quoted function is described in [quoted.manip].

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Returns: os.

template<class charT, class traits>
  friend basic_istream<charT, traits>&
    operator>>(basic_istream<charT, traits>& is, path& p);

Effects: Equivalent to: basic_string<charT, traits> tmp; is >> quoted(tmp); p = tmp;

Returns: is.