Module async_std::fs

Filesystem manipulation operations.

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

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 in various manners.
DirEntry	An entry inside a directory.
File	A reference to a 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	Options and flags which for configuring how a file is opened.
Permissions	Representation of the various permissions on a file.
ReadDir	A stream over entries in a directory.

Functions

canonicalize	Returns the canonical form of a path.
copy	Copies the contents and permissions of one file to another.
create_dir	Creates a new, empty directory.
hard_link	Creates a new hard link on the filesystem.
metadata	Queries the metadata for a path.
read	Read the entire contents of a file into a bytes vector.
read_dir	Returns a stream over the entries within a directory.
read_link	Reads a symbolic link, returning the path it points to.
read_to_string	Read the entire contents of a file into a string.
remove_dir	Removes an existing, empty directory.
remove_dir_all	Removes an directory and all of its contents.
remove_file	Removes a file from the filesystem.
rename	Renames a file or directory to a new name, replacing the original if it already exists.
set_permissions	Changes the permissions on a file or directory.
symlink_metadata	Queries the metadata for a path without following symlinks.
write	Writes a slice of bytes as the entire contents of a file.