[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #6018: Add touch() and create_file() functions

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #6018: Add touch() and create_file() functions
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-10-13 12:38:27

#6018: Add touch() and create_file() functions
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 Reporter:  bemandawes        |       Owner:  bemandawes  
     Type:  Feature Requests  |      Status:  new         
Milestone:  To Be Determined  |   Component:  filesystem  
  Version:  Boost 1.47.0      |    Severity:  Optimization
 Keywords:                    |  
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 A function with the functionality of the POSIX touch utility would be a
 great convenience. It meets both the need to update times and the need to
 create a file.

 OTOH, it is a bit of a mishmash of logically separate features. Maybe what
 is really needed is a create_file() function that errors if the file
 already exists and a touch() function that errors if the file doesn't
 exist.

 Alternatively, both could return a bool, true if successful, and not
 consider it an error if the file, respectfully, already/doesn't exist.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/6018>
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