Non-member functions
Apart from the classes, C++ has pre-defined functions to help us fully use filesystem library.
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Many non-member functions exist for manipulating the filesystem, which are:
| Non-member functions | Description |
|---|---|
absolute |
Composes an absolute path. |
canonical and weakly_canonical |
Composes a canonical path. |
relative and proximate |
Composes a relative path. |
copy |
Copies files or directories. |
copy_file |
Copies file contents. |
copy_symlink |
Copies a symbolic link. |
create_directory and create_directories |
Creates a new directory. |
create_hard_link |
Creates a hard link. |