[fs.enum]

31 Input/output library [input.output]

31.12 File systems [filesystems]

31.12.8 Enumerations [fs.enum]

31.12.8.1 Enum path::format [fs.enum.path.format]

31.12.8.2 Enum class file_type [fs.enum.file.type]

31.12.8.3 Enum class copy_options [fs.enum.copy.opts]

31.12.8.4 Enum class perms [fs.enum.perms]

31.12.8.5 Enum class perm_options [fs.enum.perm.opts]

31.12.8.6 Enum class directory_options [fs.enum.dir.opts]

31.12.8.1 Enum path::format [fs.enum.path.format]

This enum specifies constants used to identify the format of the character sequence, with the meanings listed in Table 148 .

Table 148 — Enum path::format [tab:fs.enum.path.format]


	The native pathname format.
	The generic pathname format.
	The interpretation of the format of the character sequence is implementation-defined. The implementation may inspect the content of the character sequence to determine the format. Recommended practice: For POSIX-based systems, native and generic formats are equivalent and the character sequence should always be interpreted in the same way.

31.12.8.2 Enum class file_type [fs.enum.file.type]

This enum class specifies constants used to identify file types, with the meanings listed in Table 149 .

The values of the constants are distinct.

Table 149 — Enum class file_type [tab:fs.enum.file.type]

🔗 Constant	Meaning
🔗 none	The type of the file has not been determined or an error occurred while trying to determine the type.
🔗 not_found	Pseudo-type indicating the file was not found. [Note 1: The file not being found is not considered an error while determining the type of a file. — end note]
🔗 regular	Regular file
🔗 directory	Directory file
🔗 symlink	Symbolic link file
🔗 block	Block special file
🔗 character	Character special file
🔗 fifo	FIFO or pipe file
🔗 socket	Socket file
🔗 implementation-defined	Implementations that support file systems having file types in addition to the above file_type types shall supply implementation-defined file_type constants to separately identify each of those additional file types
🔗 unknown	The file exists but the type cannot be determined

31.12.8.3 Enum class copy_options [fs.enum.copy.opts]

The enum class type copy_options is a bitmask type ([bitmask.types]) that specifies bitmask constants used to control the semantics of copy operations.

The constants are specified in option groups with the meanings listed in Table 150 .

The constant none represents the empty bitmask, and is shown in each option group for purposes of exposition; implementations shall provide only a single definition.

Every other constant in the table represents a distinct bitmask element.

Table 150 — Enum class copy_options [tab:fs.enum.copy.opts]

🔗 Option group controlling copy_file function effects for existing target files
🔗 Constant	Meaning
🔗 none	(Default) Error; file already exists.
🔗 skip_existing	Do not overwrite existing file, do not report an error.
🔗 overwrite_existing	Overwrite the existing file.
🔗 update_existing	Overwrite the existing file if it is older than the replacement file.
🔗 Option group controlling copy function effects for subdirectories
🔗 Constant	Meaning
🔗 none	(Default) Do not copy subdirectories.
🔗 recursive	Recursively copy subdirectories and their contents.
🔗 Option group controlling copy function effects for symbolic links
🔗 Constant	Meaning
🔗 none	(Default) Follow symbolic links.
🔗 copy_symlinks	Copy symbolic links as symbolic links rather than copying the files that they point to.
🔗 skip_symlinks	Ignore symbolic links.
🔗 Option group controlling copy function effects for choosing the form of copying
🔗 Constant	Meaning
🔗 none	(Default) Copy content.
🔗 directories_only	Copy directory structure only, do not copy non-directory files.
🔗 create_symlinks	Make symbolic links instead of copies of files. The source path shall be an absolute path unless the destination path is in the current directory.
🔗 create_hard_links	Make hard links instead of copies of files.

31.12.8.4 Enum class perms [fs.enum.perms]

The enum class type perms is a bitmask type ([bitmask.types]) that specifies bitmask constants used to identify file permissions, with the meanings listed in Table 151 .

Table 151 — Enum class perms [tab:fs.enum.perms]

🔗 Name	Value	POSIX	Definition or notes
🔗	(octal)	macro
🔗 none	0		There are no permissions set for the file.
🔗 owner_read	0400	S_IRUSR	Read permission, owner
🔗 owner_write	0200	S_IWUSR	Write permission, owner
🔗 owner_exec	0100	S_IXUSR	Execute/search permission, owner
🔗 owner_all	0700	S_IRWXU	Read, write, execute/search by owner; owner_read \| owner_write \| owner_exec
🔗 group_read	040	S_IRGRP	Read permission, group
🔗 group_write	020	S_IWGRP	Write permission, group
🔗 group_exec	010	S_IXGRP	Execute/search permission, group
🔗 group_all	070	S_IRWXG	Read, write, execute/search by group; group_read \| group_write \| group_exec
🔗 others_read	04	S_IROTH	Read permission, others
🔗 others_write	02	S_IWOTH	Write permission, others
🔗 others_exec	01	S_IXOTH	Execute/search permission, others
🔗 others_all	07	S_IRWXO	Read, write, execute/search by others; others_read \| others_write \| others_exec
🔗 all	0777		owner_all \| group_all \| others_all
🔗 set_uid	04000	S_ISUID	Set-user-ID on execution
🔗 set_gid	02000	S_ISGID	Set-group-ID on execution
🔗 sticky_bit	01000	S_ISVTX	Operating system dependent.
🔗 mask	07777		all \| set_uid \| set_gid \| sticky_bit
🔗 unknown	0xFFFF		The permissions are not known, such as when a file_status object is created without specifying the permissions

31.12.8.5 Enum class perm_options [fs.enum.perm.opts]

The enum class type perm_options is a bitmask type ([bitmask.types]) that specifies bitmask constants used to control the semantics of permissions operations, with the meanings listed in Table 152 .

The bitmask constants are bitmask elements.

In Table 152 perm denotes a value of type perms passed to permissions.

Table 152 — Enum class perm_options [tab:fs.enum.perm.opts]


	permissions shall replace the file's permission bits with perm
	permissions shall replace the file's permission bits with the bitwise or of perm and the file's current permission bits.
	permissions shall replace the file's permission bits with the bitwise and of the complement of perm and the file's current permission bits.
	permissions shall change the permissions of a symbolic link itself rather than the permissions of the file the link resolves to.

31.12.8.6 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 153 .

The constant none represents the empty bitmask; every other constant in the table represents a distinct bitmask element.

Table 153 — Enum class directory_options [tab:fs.enum.dir.opts]


	(Default) Skip directory symlinks, permission denied is an error.
	Follow rather than skip directory symlinks.
	Skip directories that would otherwise result in permission denied.

31 Input/output library [input.output]

31.12 File systems [filesystems]

31.12.8 Enumerations [fs.enum]

31.12.8.1 Enum path​::​format [fs.enum.path.format]

31.12.8.2 Enum class file_type [fs.enum.file.type]

31.12.8.3 Enum class copy_options [fs.enum.copy.opts]

31.12.8.4 Enum class perms [fs.enum.perms]

31.12.8.5 Enum class perm_options [fs.enum.perm.opts]

31.12.8.6 Enum class directory_options [fs.enum.dir.opts]

31.12.8.1 Enum path​::​format [fs.enum.path.format]

31.12.8.2 Enum class file_type [fs.enum.file.type]

31.12.8.3 Enum class copy_options [fs.enum.copy.opts]

31.12.8.4 Enum class perms [fs.enum.perms]

31.12.8.5 Enum class perm_options [fs.enum.perm.opts]

31.12.8.6 Enum class directory_options [fs.enum.dir.opts]

31.12.8.1 Enum path::format [fs.enum.path.format]

31.12.8.1 Enum path::format [fs.enum.path.format]