walk filesystem in c++
To walk the filesystem in C++, you can use the <filesystem>
header, which provides the std::filesystem
namespace and various functions and classes for working with files and directories. Here are the steps to walk the filesystem in C++:
- Include the
<filesystem>
header:
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#include <filesystem>
- Use the
std::filesystem::directory_iterator
class to iterate over the contents of a directory. This class represents an iterator that can be used to traverse a directory and access its contents. You can create an instance of this class by passing the path to the directory you want to iterate over.
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std::filesystem::directory_iterator iterator("path/to/directory");
- Use a loop to iterate over the contents of the directory. The iterator provides access to each entry in the directory, including both files and subdirectories. You can use the
operator*
to get the current entry as astd::filesystem::directory_entry
object.
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for (const auto& entry : iterator) {
std::filesystem::directory_entry directoryEntry = *entry;
// Process the entry (file or directory)
}
- Inside the loop, you can check if the entry is a file or a directory using the
is_regular_file()
andis_directory()
member functions of thestd::filesystem::directory_entry
class.
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if (directoryEntry.is_regular_file()) {
// Process the file
} else if (directoryEntry.is_directory()) {
// Process the subdirectory
}
- To get the path of the file or directory, you can use the
path()
member function of thestd::filesystem::directory_entry
class.
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std::filesystem::path entryPath = directoryEntry.path();
- You can then perform any desired operations on the file or directory, such as getting its name, size, or permissions.
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std::string entryName = entryPath.filename().string();
std::uintmax_t entrySize = std::filesystem::file_size(entryPath);
std::filesystem::perms entryPermissions = std::filesystem::status(entryPath).permissions();
- If you encounter a subdirectory, you can recursively call the same function to walk through its contents.
By following these steps, you can walk the filesystem in C++ and perform various operations on files and directories. Remember to handle exceptions appropriately when working with the filesystem, as certain operations may throw exceptions in case of errors.