Thread: Is there a way to get a linux directory size in c++?

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    Is there a way to get a linux directory size in c++?

    does linux provide such a function? Thanks!

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    Code:
    du -sh dirname
    on the command line

    I don't think it's possible to do it directly in C++. You will probably have to write a recursive function to do it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by meili100 View Post
    does linux provide such a function? Thanks!
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    get all the files in the dir
    do stat() on each file
    accumulate the size
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    And use Boost.Filesystem's recursive_directory_iterator to do it. For example, if you're not worried about symlinks, you can do this:
    Code:
    #include <boost/cstdint.hpp>
    #include <algorithm>
    #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
    #include <boost/bind.hpp>
    #include <boost/iterators/transform_iterator.hpp>
    namespace fs = boost::filesystem;
    
    boost::uintmax_t dir_size(const fs::path &p)
    {
      return std::accumulate(
        boost::make_transform_iterator(&fs::file_size, fs::recursive_directory_iterator(p)),
        boost::make_transform_iterator(&fs::file_size, fs::recursive_directory_iterator()),
        static_cast<boost::uintmax_t>(0));
    }
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