pathops.hpp File Reference

Helpers dealing with file system paths. More...

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Namespaces
	shore
	SHORE core API.

Constant Groups
	shore
	SHORE core API.

Functions
std::string	shore::home ()
	Get the current user's home directory.
std::string	shore::config_home ()
	Get the config file directory for the current user (usually ~/.config/).
std::string	shore::expand_home (const std::string &path)
	Expand leading tilde '~' char into the current user's home directory.
std::string	shore::path_parent (const std::string &path)
	Get the parent directory for a path.
std::string	shore::path_leaf (const std::string &path)
	Get only the last element in a path.
std::string	shore::path_trunk (const std::string &path)
	Get only the first element in a path.
std::string	shore::path_clean (const std::string &path)
	Make a path absolute and remove "." and ".." nodes and multiple slashes.
std::string	shore::path_enum (const std::string &path, const std::string &suffix, int &num_ofs, const char sep='_')
	Increment a counter until the file <path><sep><counter><suffix> does not exist.
std::string	shore::path_enum (const std::string &path, const std::string &suffix=std::string())
	Increment a counter until the file <path>_<counter><suffix> does not exist.
bool	shore::is_executable (const std::string &fn)
	Test if a path points to a file that we're permitted to execute.
std::string	shore::mktempdir (const std::string &prefix)
	Create a temporary file directory with the given path prefix. More...
std::string	shore::which_nofail (const std::string &command, const std::string &env=std::string())
	Equivalent to the shell command.
uint64_t	shore::file_size (const std::string &fn)
	Get the size of a file.
void	shore::toupper (std::string &str)
	In-place conversion to upper case.
template<class Ex >
std::string	shore::which_fail (const std::string &command, const std::string &env=std::string())
	Equivalent to the shell command.
std::string	shore::which (const std::string &command, const std::string &env=std::string())
	Equivalent to the shell command.
template<class Iter >
void	shore::glob (Iter b, Iter e, std::vector< std::string > &ret)
template<class Iter >
std::vector< std::string >	shore::glob (Iter b, Iter e)
	Find files matching the given glob pattern.
void	shore::glob (const std::string &pattern, std::vector< std::string > &ret)
	Find files matching the given glob pattern.
std::vector< std::string >	shore::glob (const std::string &pattern)
	Find files matching the given glob pattern.
uint64_t	shore::get_mtime (const std::string &path)
	Get the modification time for a path.
bool	shore::is_older (const std::string &path1, const std::string &path2)
	Test if path1 modification time is older than the one for path2.

Detailed Description

Helpers dealing with file system paths.

Author

Felix Ott