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| | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | --------------- | | enum class file_type { none = 0, not_found = -1, regular = 1, directory = 2, symlink = 3, block = 4, character = 5, fifo = 6, socket = 7, unknown = 8 }; | | (filesystem TS) |

Indicates a type of a file or directory a path refers to.

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Constant Meaning
none indicates that the file status has not been evaluated yet, or an error occurred when evaluating it
not_found indicates that the file was not found (this is not considered an error)
regular a regular file
directory a directory
symlink a symbolic link
block a block special file
character a character special file
fifo a FIFO (also known as pipe) file
socket a socket file
unknown an unknown file

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