Module std::fs

Working with files and directories

Modules

Structs

Functions

• fn create_directory(path: Path) -> Result<()>

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  Create an empty directory

  See also DirBuilder for creating directories with more options (e.g. recursively).

• fn remove_file(path: Path) -> Result<()>

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  Remove a file

  Example

  use std::fs::{File, Path, remove_file};
  
  let filename = Path::new("foo.txt");
  // Create an empty file
  File::create(filename).unwrap().close().unwrap();
  // Remove the file
  remove_file(filename).unwrap();
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• fn remove_directory(path: Path) -> Result<()>

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  Remove an empty directory

• fn read_directory(path: Path) -> Result<DirIterator>

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  Returns iterator over the items in a directory.

  See DirEntry for the item returned.

  Example

  use std::fs::{Path, read_directory};
  
  let dir = read_directory(Path::new(".")).unwrap();
  defer dir.close();
  
  for item in dir {
      let item = item.unwrap();
      println!("{}: {}", item.name(), item.file_type());
  }
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• fn canonicalize(path: Path) -> Result<PathBuf>

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  Returns a canonical absolute path for the given path.

  Example

  use std::fs::{Path, canonicalize};
  
  let cwd = Path::new(".").canonicalize().unwrap();
  defer cwd.free();
  
  println!("Current directory: {}", cwd);
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