Struct std_prelude::File

pub struct File { /* fields omitted */ }

A reference to an open file on the filesystem.

An instance of a File can be read and/or written depending on what options it was opened with. Files also implement Seek to alter the logical cursor that the file contains internally.

Files are automatically closed when they go out of scope.

Examples

Create a new file and write bytes to it:

use std::fs::File;
use std::io::prelude::*;

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

Read the contents of a file into a String:

use std::fs::File;
use std::io::prelude::*;

let mut file = File::open("foo.txt")?;
let mut contents = String::new();
file.read_to_string(&mut contents)?;
assert_eq!(contents, "Hello, world!");

It can be more efficient to read the contents of a file with a buffered Reader. This can be accomplished with BufReader<R>:

use std::fs::File;
use std::io::BufReader;
use std::io::prelude::*;

let file = File::open("foo.txt")?;
let mut buf_reader = BufReader::new(file);
let mut contents = String::new();
buf_reader.read_to_string(&mut contents)?;
assert_eq!(contents, "Hello, world!");

Methods

impl File

fn open<P>(path: P) -> Result<File, Error> where
    P: AsRef<Path>, 

Attempts to open a file in read-only mode.

See the OpenOptions::open method for more details.

Errors

This function will return an error if path does not already exist. Other errors may also be returned according to OpenOptions::open.

Examples

use std::fs::File;

let mut f = File::open("foo.txt")?;

fn create<P>(path: P) -> Result<File, Error> where
    P: AsRef<Path>, 

Opens a file in write-only mode.

This function will create a file if it does not exist, and will truncate it if it does.

See the OpenOptions::open function for more details.

Examples

use std::fs::File;

let mut f = File::create("foo.txt")?;

fn sync_all(&self) -> Result<(), Error>

Attempts to sync all OS-internal metadata to disk.

This function will attempt to ensure that all in-core data reaches the filesystem before returning.

Examples

use std::fs::File;
use std::io::prelude::*;

let mut f = File::create("foo.txt")?;
f.write_all(b"Hello, world!")?;

f.sync_all()?;

fn sync_data(&self) -> Result<(), Error>

This function is similar to sync_all, except that it may not synchronize file metadata to the filesystem.

This is intended for use cases that must synchronize content, but don't need the metadata on disk. The goal of this method is to reduce disk operations.

Note that some platforms may simply implement this in terms of sync_all.

Examples

use std::fs::File;
use std::io::prelude::*;

let mut f = File::create("foo.txt")?;
f.write_all(b"Hello, world!")?;

f.sync_data()?;

fn set_len(&self, size: u64) -> Result<(), Error>

Truncates or extends the underlying file, updating the size of this file to become size.

If the size is less than the current file's size, then the file will be shrunk. If it is greater than the current file's size, then the file will be extended to size and have all of the intermediate data filled in with 0s.

Errors

This function will return an error if the file is not opened for writing.

Examples

use std::fs::File;

let mut f = File::create("foo.txt")?;
f.set_len(10)?;

fn metadata(&self) -> Result<Metadata, Error>

Queries metadata about the underlying file.

Examples

use std::fs::File;

let mut f = File::open("foo.txt")?;
let metadata = f.metadata()?;

fn try_clone(&self) -> Result<File, Error>

Creates a new independently owned handle to the underlying file.

The returned File is a reference to the same state that this object references. Both handles will read and write with the same cursor position.

Examples

use std::fs::File;

let mut f = File::open("foo.txt")?;
let file_copy = f.try_clone()?;

fn set_permissions(&self, perm: Permissions) -> Result<(), Error>

Changes the permissions on the underlying file.

Platform-specific behavior

This function currently corresponds to the fchmod function on Unix and the SetFileInformationByHandle function on Windows. Note that, this may change in the future.

Errors

This function will return an error if the user lacks permission change attributes on the underlying file. It may also return an error in other os-specific unspecified cases.

Examples

use std::fs::File;

let file = File::open("foo.txt")?;
let mut perms = file.metadata()?.permissions();
perms.set_readonly(true);
file.set_permissions(perms)?;

Trait Implementations

impl AsRawFd for File

fn as_raw_fd(&self) -> i32

impl Debug for File

fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter) -> Result<(), Error>

Formats the value using the given formatter.

impl<'a> Read for &'a File

fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> Result<usize, Error>

Pull some bytes from this source into the specified buffer, returning how many bytes were read.

unsafe fn initializer(&self) -> Initializer

🔬 This is a nightly-only experimental API. (read_initializer)

Determines if this Reader can work with buffers of uninitialized memory.

fn read_to_end(&mut self, buf: &mut Vec<u8>) -> Result<usize, Error>

Read all bytes until EOF in this source, placing them into buf.

fn read_to_string(&mut self, buf: &mut String) -> Result<usize, Error>

Read all bytes until EOF in this source, placing them into buf.

fn read_exact(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(), Error>

Read the exact number of bytes required to fill buf.

fn by_ref(&mut self) -> &mut Self

Creates a "by reference" adaptor for this instance of Read.

fn bytes(self) -> Bytes<Self>

Transforms this Read instance to an [Iterator] over its bytes.

fn chars(self) -> Chars<Self>

🔬 This is a nightly-only experimental API. (io)

the semantics of a partial read/write of where errors happen is currently unclear and may change

Transforms this Read instance to an [Iterator] over [char]s.

fn chain<R>(self, next: R) -> Chain<Self, R> where
    R: Read, 

Creates an adaptor which will chain this stream with another.

fn take(self, limit: u64) -> Take<Self>

Creates an adaptor which will read at most limit bytes from it.

impl Read for File

fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> Result<usize, Error>

Pull some bytes from this source into the specified buffer, returning how many bytes were read.

unsafe fn initializer(&self) -> Initializer

🔬 This is a nightly-only experimental API. (read_initializer)

Determines if this Reader can work with buffers of uninitialized memory.

fn read_to_end(&mut self, buf: &mut Vec<u8>) -> Result<usize, Error>

Read all bytes until EOF in this source, placing them into buf.

fn read_to_string(&mut self, buf: &mut String) -> Result<usize, Error>

Read all bytes until EOF in this source, placing them into buf.

fn read_exact(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(), Error>

Read the exact number of bytes required to fill buf.

fn by_ref(&mut self) -> &mut Self

Creates a "by reference" adaptor for this instance of Read.

fn bytes(self) -> Bytes<Self>

Transforms this Read instance to an [Iterator] over its bytes.

fn chars(self) -> Chars<Self>

🔬 This is a nightly-only experimental API. (io)

the semantics of a partial read/write of where errors happen is currently unclear and may change

Transforms this Read instance to an [Iterator] over [char]s.

fn chain<R>(self, next: R) -> Chain<Self, R> where
    R: Read, 

Creates an adaptor which will chain this stream with another.

fn take(self, limit: u64) -> Take<Self>

Creates an adaptor which will read at most limit bytes from it.

impl FromRawFd for File

unsafe fn from_raw_fd(fd: i32) -> File

impl<'a> Seek for &'a File

fn seek(&mut self, pos: SeekFrom) -> Result<u64, Error>

Seek to an offset, in bytes, in a stream.

impl Seek for File

fn seek(&mut self, pos: SeekFrom) -> Result<u64, Error>

Seek to an offset, in bytes, in a stream.

impl IntoRawFd for File

fn into_raw_fd(self) -> i32

impl Write for File

fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> Result<usize, Error>

Write a buffer into this object, returning how many bytes were written.

fn flush(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error>

Flush this output stream, ensuring that all intermediately buffered contents reach their destination.

fn write_all(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> Result<(), Error>

Attempts to write an entire buffer into this write.

fn write_fmt(&mut self, fmt: Arguments) -> Result<(), Error>

Writes a formatted string into this writer, returning any error encountered.

fn by_ref(&mut self) -> &mut Self

Creates a "by reference" adaptor for this instance of Write.

impl<'a> Write for &'a File

fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> Result<usize, Error>

Write a buffer into this object, returning how many bytes were written.

fn flush(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error>

Flush this output stream, ensuring that all intermediately buffered contents reach their destination.

fn write_all(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> Result<(), Error>

Attempts to write an entire buffer into this write.

fn write_fmt(&mut self, fmt: Arguments) -> Result<(), Error>

Writes a formatted string into this writer, returning any error encountered.

fn by_ref(&mut self) -> &mut Self

Creates a "by reference" adaptor for this instance of Write.

impl FileExt for File

fn read_at(&self, buf: &mut [u8], offset: u64) -> Result<usize, Error>

fn write_at(&self, buf: &[u8], offset: u64) -> Result<usize, Error>