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std::experi..._block_file(3)  C++ Standard Libary std::experi..._block_file(3)

NAME
       std::experimental::filesystem::is_block_file	 -     std::experimen-
       tal::filesystem::is_block_file

Synopsis
	  Defined in header <experimental/filesystem>
	  bool is_block_file( file_status  s  );			   (1)
       (filesystem TS)
	  bool	is_block_file(	const  path& p );			   (2)
       (filesystem TS)
	  bool is_block_file( const path& p, error_code& ec ) noexcept;

	  Checks if the	given file status or path corresponds to a block  spe-
       cial file, as if
	  determined  by  the  POSIX S_ISBLK . Examples	of block special files
       are block devices
	  such as /dev/sda or /dev/loop0 on Linux.

	  1) Equivalent	to s.type() == file_type::block.
	  2) Equivalent	to is_block_file(status(p)) or is_block_file(status(p,
       ec)).

Parameters
	  s  - file status to check
	  p  - path to examine
	  ec - out-parameter for error reporting in the	non-throwing overload

Return value
	  true if the file indicated by	p or if	the type indicated s refers to
       a block device.
	  The non-throwing overload returns false if an	error occurs.

Exceptions
	  1)
	  noexcept specification:
	  noexcept
	  2,3) The overload that does not take a error_code& parameter	throws
       filesystem_error
	  on  underlying  OS API errors, constructed with p as the first argu-
       ment and	the OS
	  error	code as	the error code argument. std::bad_alloc	may be	thrown
       if memory
	  allocation  fails.  The overload taking a error_code&	parameter sets
       it to the OS API
	  error	code if	an OS API call fails, and executes  ec.clear()	if  no
       errors occur. This
	  overload has
	  noexcept specification:
	  noexcept

Notes
	  The  information  provided by	this function is usually also provided
       as a byproduct of
	  directory   iteration.   During   directory	 iteration,    calling
       is_block_file(*iterator)	is
	  less efficient than is_block_file(iterator->status())

Example
       // Run this code

	#include <iostream>
	#include <fstream>
	#include <cstdio>
	#include <cstring>
	#include <experimental/filesystem>
	#include <unistd.h>
	#include <sys/socket.h>
	#include <sys/un.h>
	#include <sys/stat.h>

	namespace fs = std::experimental::filesystem;

	void demo_status(const fs::path& p, fs::file_status s)
	{
	    std::cout << p;
	    //	alternative:  switch(s.type())	{ case fs::file_type::regular:
       ...}
	    if(fs::is_regular_file(s)) std::cout << " is a regular file\n";
	    if(fs::is_directory(s)) std::cout << " is a	directory\n";
	    if(fs::is_block_file(s)) std::cout << " is a block device\n";
	    if(fs::is_character_file(s)) std::cout << "	 is  a	character  de-
       vice\n";
	    if(fs::is_fifo(s)) std::cout << " is a named IPC pipe\n";
	    if(fs::is_socket(s)) std::cout << "	is a named IPC socket\n";
	    if(fs::is_symlink(s)) std::cout << " is a symlink\n";
	    if(!fs::exists(s)) std::cout << " does not exist\n";
	}
	int main()
	{
	    // create files of different kinds
	    fs::create_directory("sandbox");
	    std::ofstream("sandbox/file"); // create regular file
	    fs::create_directory("sandbox/dir");
	    mkfifo("sandbox/pipe", 0644);
	    struct sockaddr_un addr;
	    addr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
	    std::strcpy(addr.sun_path, "sandbox/sock");
	    int	fd = socket(PF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
	    bind(fd, (struct sockaddr*)&addr, sizeof addr);
	    fs::create_symlink("file", "sandbox/symlink");

	    // demo different status accessors
	    for(auto  it = fs::directory_iterator("sandbox"); it != fs::direc-
       tory_iterator();	++it)
		demo_status(*it, it->symlink_status());	// use	cached	status
       from directory entry
	    demo_status("dev/null",  fs::status("/dev/null")); // direct calls
       to status
	    demo_status("dev/sda", fs::status("/dev/sda"));
	    demo_status("sandbox/no", fs::status("/sandbox/no"));

	    // cleanup
	    close(fd);
	    fs::remove_all("sandbox");
	}

Possible output:
	"sandbox/file" is a regular file
	"sandbox/dir" is a directory
	"sandbox/pipe" is a named IPC pipe
	"sandbox/sock" is a named IPC socket
	"sandbox/symlink" is a symlink
	"dev/null" is a	character device
	"dev/sda" is a block device
	"sandbox/no" does not exist

See also
	  status	    determines file attributes
	  symlink_status    determines file attributes,	checking  the  symlink
       target
			    (function)
	  file_status	    represents file type and permissions
			    (class)
	  status_known	    checks whether file	status is known
			    (function)
	  is_character_file  checks whether the	given path refers to a charac-
       ter device
			    (function)
	  is_directory	    checks whether the given path refers to  a	direc-
       tory
			    (function)
	  is_fifo	     checks  whether  the given	path refers to a named
       pipe
			    (function)
	  is_other	    checks whether the argument	 refers	 to  an	 other
       file
			    (function)
	  is_regular_file    checks  whether  the argument refers to a regular
       file
			    (function)
	  is_socket	    checks whether the argument	refers to a named  IPC
       socket
			    (function)
	  is_symlink	     checks  whether the argument refers to a symbolic
       link
			    (function)
	  exists	    checks whether path	refers to existing file	system
       object
			    (function)
			    cached status of the file designated by  this  di-
       rectory entry
	  status	     cached  symlink_status  of	the file designated by
       this directory
	  symlink_status    entry
			    (public member function of
			    std::experimental::filesystem::directory_entry)

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