From 2fa207058ba6cb1c4d519942e5543bd942f03f6c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Morph <39850852+Morph1984@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2021 15:06:17 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] common: fs: Add a description of a regular file in IsFile This provides a more concrete example of what a regular file is and isn't. --- src/common/fs/fs.h | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/common/fs/fs.h b/src/common/fs/fs.h index a6c993962..183126de3 100644 --- a/src/common/fs/fs.h +++ b/src/common/fs/fs.h @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ template * * Failures occur when: * - Input path is not valid - * - Filesystem object at path is not a file + * - Filesystem object at path is not a regular file * - Filesystem at path is read only * * @param path Filesystem path @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ bool RemoveFile(const Path& path) { * Failures occur when: * - One or both input path(s) is not valid * - Filesystem object at old_path does not exist - * - Filesystem object at old_path is not a file + * - Filesystem object at old_path is not a regular file * - Filesystem object at new_path exists * - Filesystem at either path is read only * @@ -435,11 +435,13 @@ template #endif /** - * Returns whether a filesystem object at path is a file. + * Returns whether a filesystem object at path is a regular file. + * A regular file is a file that stores text or binary data. + * It is not a directory, symlink, FIFO, socket, block device, or character device. * * @param path Filesystem path * - * @returns True if a filesystem object at path is a file, false otherwise. + * @returns True if a filesystem object at path is a regular file, false otherwise. */ [[nodiscard]] bool IsFile(const std::filesystem::path& path);