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`
Open a file or URL using the program configured on your System

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	`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.

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