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

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-09-12 16:17:29

"Pavel Vozenilek" <pavel_vozenilek_at_[hidden]> wrote in message 
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>
> "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.

Hum... Are there any systems anymore that support disk drives that don't 
have 64-bit uintmax_t?

> The name may be "available_disk_space".

But lots of file systems aren't disks. Flash memory for example.

Thanks,

--Beman