File System

Dealing with files and file systems.

For most common file system tasks, std::fs and std::path will be sufficient. fs_extra⮳ is useful for more advanced operations. tempfile⮳ is great for working with temporary files. glob⮳ simplifies file pattern matching. Use notify⮳ for file watching.

Topic	Rust Crates or Modules
File I/O	`std::fs` (standard library) provides the core functionality for working with files and directories (opening, reading, writing, creating, deleting, etc.).
Paths	`std::path` (standard library) provides types and functions for working with file paths (`Path`, `PathBuf`), extracting file names, extensions, and other path components.
Directories	`std::fs` (standard library) includes functions for creating, listing, and traversing directories.
File Metadata	`std::fs` (standard library) allows you to retrieve information about files (size, modification time, permissions, etc.).
File System Operations	`fs_extra`⮳ provides additional file system operations, such as copying directories recursively, setting file permissions, etc.
Temporary Files and Directories	`tempfile`⮳ creates temporary files and directories.
Globbing (Matching File Patterns)	`glob`⮳ matches file paths using 'glob' patterns.
Symbolic Links	`std::fs` (Standard library) supports working with symbolic links (though this is platform-dependent).
File Watching	`notify`⮳ watches files and directories for changes.

Paths

FIXME

Reading & Writing Files

Recipe	Crates	Categories
Read Lines of Strings from a File
Avoid Writing and Reading from the Same File
Access a File Randomly Using a Memory Map

Working with Standard Input/Output

Reading from stdin, writing to stdout/stderr, and handling command-line arguments.

FIXME

Symbolic Links

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File Metadata

FIXME

Directories

Recipe	Crates	Categories
Get the Current Working Directory
`remove_dir_all`

Directory Traversal

Recipe	Crates	Categories
Find Files Modified in the Last 24 Hours
Find Loops in a Given Path
Recursively Find Duplicate File Names
Recursively Find All Files with a Given Predicate
Traverse Directories While Skipping Dotfiles
Walk the Filesystem While Respecting Ignore Files
Recursively Calculate File Sizes at a Given Depth
Find All Files with a Given Extension Recursively
Find All Files with Given Pattern, Ignoring Filename Case
`globset`

Walk the Filesystem While Respecting Ignore Files

User Directories

Recipe	Crates	Categories
`dirs`
`directories`

Temporary Files and Directories

Recipe	Crates	Categories
Create Temporary Files or Temporary Directories

Globbing

FIXME

File Watching

Recipe	Crates	Categories
Watch Files or Directories and Execute a Function When They Change

Topic	Rust Crates or Modules
Serialization/Deserialization (for File content)	`serde`⮳ is often used with file I/O to read and write structured data (JSON, YAML, TOML, etc.) to files.
Compression/Decompression	`flate2`⮳, `gzip`⮳, `bzip2`⮳, `xz2`⮳ work with various compression formats (often used when dealing with files).
Archive Files (tar, zip, etc.)	`tar`⮳, `zip`⮳ can be used for working with tar and zip archives.
Network I/O

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