fileutils

fileutils has utility functions to read, write, and sync files.

Use Cases

Write file:

write("/tmp/myfile.txt", std::string_view{"Hello, world!"});

Sync file to storage:

sync("/tmp/myfile.txt");

Read file:

std::string contents = read_as_string("/tmp/myfile.txt");

Atomically write file:

atomic_write(
  "/tmp/myfile.txt",
  "/tmp/myfile.txt.tmp",
  std::string_view{"Hello, world!"});

Build Guide

This project requires Catch2 for building and running tests. To disable building of tests, pass the CMake arg '-DBUILD_TESTING:BOOL=FALSE'.

Catch2 may be preinstalled, installed using a package manager, or built from source using the provided dependency SuperBuild. See deps-superbuild for details.