12 class not_a_directory: public std::runtime_error
15 not_a_directory(const Path &);
16 virtual ~not_a_directory() throw() { }
19 /// Creates a directory
20 void mkdir(const Path &path, int mode);
22 /// Creates a directory and any required parent directories
23 void mkpath(const Path &path, int mode);
25 /// Removes a directory, which must be empty
26 void rmdir(const Path &path);
28 /// Removes a directory and anything it contains
29 void rmpath(const Path &path);
31 /// Lists the contents of a directory
32 std::list<std::string> list_files(const Path &path);
34 /// Lists the contents of a directory, filtered with a regex
35 std::list<std::string> list_filtered(const Path &path, const std::string &filter);
37 /// Returns the current working directory
40 /// Returns the user's home directory
43 /// Returns a directory suitable for storing user-specific data
44 Path get_user_data_dir(const std::string &appname);
46 /// Returns a directory containing system-wide configuration
47 Path get_sys_conf_dir(const std::string &argv0);
49 /// Returns a directory containing immutable system-wide data
50 Path get_sys_data_dir(const std::string &argv0, const std::string &appname);
52 /// Returns a directory containing system-wide architecture-specific files
53 Path get_sys_lib_dir(const std::string &argv0, const std::string &appname);
55 /// Changes the current working directory
56 void chdir(const Path &);