filesys::

std::vector<std::string> getCDDirs()

Gets a listing of the CD directories on a system (not supported on all systems)

Returns

A vector of strings containing the path to the CD directories.

std::string getBaseDir()

Get the path to the directory that the application is running in.

Returns

Path to directory that application is running from.

std::string getUserDir()

Get the path to the directory that the OS specifies for the user’s home.

Returns

Path to user’s home directory.

void addToSearchPath( const std:: string  & dir,    bool  append  =  true )

Attempts to add a directory to the search path.

Parameters

See Also

removeFromSearchPath getSearchPath

void removeFromSearchPath( const std:: string  & dir )

Removes a directory from the search path, if it exists on the path.

Parameters

See Also

addToSearchPath getSearchPath

std::vector<std::string> getSearchPath()

Obtain the currently configured search path.

Returns

List of strings in search path.

See Also

addToSearchPath removeFromSearchPath

void setWriteDir( const std:: string  & dir )

Sets the writing directory, used by mkdir and remove.

Parameters

See Also

getWriteDir

std::string getWriteDir()

Gets the writing directory.

Returns

Writable directory, if set.

See Also

setWriteDir

bool mkdir( const std:: string  & dir )

Attempts to create a directory.

Parameters

Returns

true iff directory was created, false if not

bool remove( const std:: string  & item )

Attempts to remove a file or directory.

Parameters

Returns

true iff file/directory was removed, false if not

std::vector<std::string> listDir( const std:: string  & dir )

Lists the contents of a directory.

Parameters

Returns

list of strings representing items found in ‘dir’

bool exists( const std:: string  & item )

Checks if a file/directory exists.

Parameters

Returns

true iff file/directory exists, false if not

bool isDir( const std:: string  & item )

Checks if a name refers to a directory.

Parameters

Returns

true iff item is a directory, false if not

bool isSymbolicLink( const std:: string  & item )

Checks if a name refers to a symbolic link.

Parameters

Returns

true iff item is a symbolic link, false if not

std::string getDirSeparator()

Gets the system standard directory separator.  (/ on unix, \\ on windows, : on MacOS)

Returns

System directory separator.

void permitSymbolicLinks( bool  allow )

Enables or disables symbolic linking.  (which is off by default)

Parameters

PHYSFS_sint64 getModTime( const std:: string  & item )

Gets last modification time for a file.

Parameters

Returns

Last modification time of a file in seconds since the epoch.