29 Input/output library [input.output]

29.11 File systems [filesystems]

29.11.13 Filesystem operation functions [fs.op.funcs]

29.11.13.38 Symlink status [fs.op.symlink.status]

file_status symlink_status(const path& p);
file_status symlink_status(const path& p, error_code& ec) noexcept;

Effects: Same as status(), above, except that the attributes of p are determined as if by using POSIX lstat() to obtain a POSIX struct stat.

Let prms denote the result of (m & perms::mask), where m is determined as if by converting the st_mode member of the obtained struct stat to the type perms.

Returns: Same as status(), above, except that if the attributes indicate a symbolic link, as if by POSIX S_ISLNK, returns file_status(file_type::symlink, prms).

The signature with argument ec returns file_status(file_type::none) if an error occurs.

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

Remarks: Pathname resolution terminates if p names a symbolic link.