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How can I get a file's size in C++ in 2019 with C++ 17?

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How can I get a file's size in C++ with modern technologies as they are available in 2019 with C++ 17?

Are there pitfalls for specific operating systems, I should know of?

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2

How can I get a file's size in C++ with modern technologies as they are available in 2019 with C++ 17?

Are there pitfalls for specific operating systems, I should know of?

There are many duplicates (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) of this question but they were answered decades ago. The very high voted answers in many of these questions are wrong today.

c++ operating-system c++17 filesize

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  Possible duplicate of How can I determine the current size of the file opened by std::ofstream?
  
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How can I get a file's size in C++ with modern technologies as they are available in 2019 with C++ 17?

Are there pitfalls for specific operating systems, I should know of?

There are many duplicates (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) of this question but they were answered decades ago. The very high voted answers in many of these questions are wrong today.

c++ operating-system c++17 filesize

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<filesystem> (added in C++17) makes this very straightforward.

#include <cstdint>
#include <filesystem>

// ...

std::uintmax_t size = std::filesystem::file_size("c:foobar.txt");

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  Little offtopic: is there a world where std::uintmax_t will be able to hold greater values than std::size_t? If not, why not use std::size_t, which arguably is more recognisable? +1 on the answer, btw
  
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  @RichardCritten so the answer to the first question of my comment is "yes"?
  
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  @Fureeish Well, on 32-bit Windows (and I assume on most modern 32-bit platforms) size_t is 32 bits, and uintmax_t is 64 bits.
  
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This might help.

#include <chrono>
#include <filesystem> 
#include <iostream>

namespace fs = std::filesystem;

int main(int argc, char* argv[])

 try
 
 const auto fsize = fs::file_size("a.out");
 std::cout << fsize << 'n';
 
 catch (const fs::filesystem_error& err)
 
 std::cerr << "filesystem error! " << err.what() << 'n';
 if (!err.path1().empty())
 std::cerr << "path1: " << err.path1().string() << 'n';
 if (!err.path2().empty())
 std::cerr << "path2: " << err.path2().string() << 'n';
 
 catch (const std::exception& ex)
 
 std::cerr << "general exception: " << ex.what() << 'n';
 

 // using error_code
 std::error_code ec;
 auto size = std::filesystem::file_size("a.out", ec);
 if (ec == std::error_code)
 std::cout << "size: " << size << 'n';
 else
 std::cout << "error when accessing test file, size is: " 
 << size << " message: " << ec.message() << 'n';

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11

<filesystem> (added in C++17) makes this very straightforward.

#include <cstdint>
#include <filesystem>

// ...

std::uintmax_t size = std::filesystem::file_size("c:foobar.txt");

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  Little offtopic: is there a world where std::uintmax_t will be able to hold greater values than std::size_t? If not, why not use std::size_t, which arguably is more recognisable? +1 on the answer, btw
  
  – Fureeish
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  @Fureeish I used just because that's the type file_size returns. Looks slightly weird to me too.
  
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  8 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  @Fureeish std::size_t is only required to hold the max size of in memory objects. Files can be considerably larger,
  
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  @RichardCritten so the answer to the first question of my comment is "yes"?
  
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  @Fureeish Well, on 32-bit Windows (and I assume on most modern 32-bit platforms) size_t is 32 bits, and uintmax_t is 64 bits.
  
  – HolyBlackCat
  8 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  

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<filesystem> (added in C++17) makes this very straightforward.

#include <cstdint>
#include <filesystem>

// ...

std::uintmax_t size = std::filesystem::file_size("c:foobar.txt");

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answered 8 hours ago

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  Little offtopic: is there a world where std::uintmax_t will be able to hold greater values than std::size_t? If not, why not use std::size_t, which arguably is more recognisable? +1 on the answer, btw
  
  – Fureeish
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  3
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Fureeish I used just because that's the type file_size returns. Looks slightly weird to me too.
  
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  3
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Fureeish std::size_t is only required to hold the max size of in memory objects. Files can be considerably larger,
  
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  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @RichardCritten so the answer to the first question of my comment is "yes"?
  
  – Fureeish
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  4
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Fureeish Well, on 32-bit Windows (and I assume on most modern 32-bit platforms) size_t is 32 bits, and uintmax_t is 64 bits.
  
  – HolyBlackCat
  8 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  

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<filesystem> (added in C++17) makes this very straightforward.

#include <cstdint>
#include <filesystem>

// ...

std::uintmax_t size = std::filesystem::file_size("c:foobar.txt");

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#include <cstdint>
#include <filesystem>

// ...

std::uintmax_t size = std::filesystem::file_size("c:foobar.txt");

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answered 8 hours ago

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answered 8 hours ago

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7

This might help.

#include <chrono>
#include <filesystem> 
#include <iostream>

namespace fs = std::filesystem;

int main(int argc, char* argv[])

 try
 
 const auto fsize = fs::file_size("a.out");
 std::cout << fsize << 'n';
 
 catch (const fs::filesystem_error& err)
 
 std::cerr << "filesystem error! " << err.what() << 'n';
 if (!err.path1().empty())
 std::cerr << "path1: " << err.path1().string() << 'n';
 if (!err.path2().empty())
 std::cerr << "path2: " << err.path2().string() << 'n';
 
 catch (const std::exception& ex)
 
 std::cerr << "general exception: " << ex.what() << 'n';
 

 // using error_code
 std::error_code ec;
 auto size = std::filesystem::file_size("a.out", ec);
 if (ec == std::error_code)
 std::cout << "size: " << size << 'n';
 else
 std::cout << "error when accessing test file, size is: " 
 << size << " message: " << ec.message() << 'n';

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7

This might help.

#include <chrono>
#include <filesystem> 
#include <iostream>

namespace fs = std::filesystem;

int main(int argc, char* argv[])

 try
 
 const auto fsize = fs::file_size("a.out");
 std::cout << fsize << 'n';
 
 catch (const fs::filesystem_error& err)
 
 std::cerr << "filesystem error! " << err.what() << 'n';
 if (!err.path1().empty())
 std::cerr << "path1: " << err.path1().string() << 'n';
 if (!err.path2().empty())
 std::cerr << "path2: " << err.path2().string() << 'n';
 
 catch (const std::exception& ex)
 
 std::cerr << "general exception: " << ex.what() << 'n';
 

 // using error_code
 std::error_code ec;
 auto size = std::filesystem::file_size("a.out", ec);
 if (ec == std::error_code)
 std::cout << "size: " << size << 'n';
 else
 std::cout << "error when accessing test file, size is: " 
 << size << " message: " << ec.message() << 'n';

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This might help.

#include <chrono>
#include <filesystem> 
#include <iostream>

namespace fs = std::filesystem;

int main(int argc, char* argv[])

 try
 
 const auto fsize = fs::file_size("a.out");
 std::cout << fsize << 'n';
 
 catch (const fs::filesystem_error& err)
 
 std::cerr << "filesystem error! " << err.what() << 'n';
 if (!err.path1().empty())
 std::cerr << "path1: " << err.path1().string() << 'n';
 if (!err.path2().empty())
 std::cerr << "path2: " << err.path2().string() << 'n';
 
 catch (const std::exception& ex)
 
 std::cerr << "general exception: " << ex.what() << 'n';
 

 // using error_code
 std::error_code ec;
 auto size = std::filesystem::file_size("a.out", ec);
 if (ec == std::error_code)
 std::cout << "size: " << size << 'n';
 else
 std::cout << "error when accessing test file, size is: " 
 << size << " message: " << ec.message() << 'n';

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#include <chrono>
#include <filesystem> 
#include <iostream>

namespace fs = std::filesystem;

int main(int argc, char* argv[])

 try
 
 const auto fsize = fs::file_size("a.out");
 std::cout << fsize << 'n';
 
 catch (const fs::filesystem_error& err)
 
 std::cerr << "filesystem error! " << err.what() << 'n';
 if (!err.path1().empty())
 std::cerr << "path1: " << err.path1().string() << 'n';
 if (!err.path2().empty())
 std::cerr << "path2: " << err.path2().string() << 'n';
 
 catch (const std::exception& ex)
 
 std::cerr << "general exception: " << ex.what() << 'n';
 

 // using error_code
 std::error_code ec;
 auto size = std::filesystem::file_size("a.out", ec);
 if (ec == std::error_code)
 std::cout << "size: " << size << 'n';
 else
 std::cout << "error when accessing test file, size is: " 
 << size << " message: " << ec.message() << 'n';

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