Module async_std::fs

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Filesystem manipulation operations.

This module is an async version of std::fs.

Platform-specific extensions

Examples

Create a new file and write some bytes to it:

use async_std::fs::File;
use async_std::prelude::*;

let mut file = File::create("a.txt").await?;
file.write_all(b"Hello, world!").await?;

Structs

DirBuilder
A builder for creating directories with configurable options.
DirEntry
An entry in a directory.
File
An open file on the filesystem.
FileType
A structure representing a type of file with accessors for each file type. It is returned by Metadata::file_type method.
Metadata
Metadata information about a file.
OpenOptions
A builder for opening files with configurable options.
Permissions
Representation of the various permissions on a file.
ReadDir
A stream of entries in a directory.

Functions

canonicalize
Returns the canonical form of a path.
copy
Copies the contents and permissions of a file to a new location.
create_dir
Creates a new directory.
create_dir_all
Creates a new directory and all of its parents if they are missing.
hard_link
Creates a hard link on the filesystem.
metadata
Reads metadata for a path.
read
Reads the entire contents of a file as raw bytes.
read_dir
Returns a stream of entries in a directory.
read_link
Reads a symbolic link and returns the path it points to.
read_to_string
Reads the entire contents of a file as a string.
remove_dir
Removes an empty directory.
remove_dir_all
Removes a directory and all of its contents.
remove_file
Removes a file.
rename
Renames a file or directory to a new location.
set_permissions
Changes the permissions of a file or directory.
symlink_metadata
Reads metadata for a path without following symbolic links.
write
Writes a slice of bytes as the new contents of a file.