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

From: Delfin Rojas (drojas_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-09-12 13:48:40

> 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?
> 
> Better suggestions for the names?
> 

I think the word "status" in space_status is misleading since
available/total space is not really a status. Maybe space_stats or simply
space would be more appropriate? 

-delfin