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

From: Sohail Somani (s.somani_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-09-12 13:37:03

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> From: boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden] 
> [mailto:boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Beman Dawes
> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 10:23 AM
> To: boost-users_at_[hidden]
> Subject: [BULK] [Boost-users] [filesystem] function to 
> determine available space
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> 
> 
> 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 );
> 
> Comments?

Standard unit of measure? Bytes? Megabytes? Gigabytes?