Re: [Boost-users] [filesystem] function to determine available space

From: Pavel Vozenilek (pavel_vozenilek_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-09-12 13:21:20

"Beman Dawes" wrote:

> I'm planning to add a filesystem function to determine available disk 
> space. Perhaps something like:
>
> struct space_status
> {
>  boost::uintmax_t  available;  // free space available to user
>  boost::uintmax_t  total;        // total space on volume
> };
>
> space_status filesystem_space( const path & p );
>

The single uintmax_t may not be able to capture
all those free gigabytes. Better use two values.

The name may be "available_disk_space".

/Pavel