29 Input/output library [input.output]

29.11 File systems [filesystems]

29.11.13 Filesystem operation functions [fs.op.funcs]

29.11.13.26 Last write time [fs.op.last.write.time]

file_time_type last_write_time(const path& p);
file_time_type last_write_time(const path& p, error_code& ec) noexcept;

Returns: The time of last data modification of p, determined as if by the value of the POSIX stat class member st_mtime obtained as if by POSIX stat().

The signature with argument ec returns file_time_type::min() if an error occurs.

Throws: As specified in [fs.err.report].

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void last_write_time(const path& p, file_time_type new_time);
void last_write_time(const path& p, file_time_type new_time,
                     error_code& ec) noexcept;

Effects: Sets the time of last data modification of the file resolved to by p to new_time, as if by POSIX futimens().

Throws: As specified in [fs.err.report].

[Note 1:

A postcondition of last_write_time(p) == new_time is not specified since it might not hold for file systems with coarse time granularity.

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