Module async_std::fs[−][src]

Filesystem manipulation operations.

This module is an async version of std::fs.

Platform-specific extensions

Create a new file and write some bytes to it:

use async_std::fs::File;
use async_std::prelude::*;

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

DirBuilder	A builder for creating directories with configurable options.
DirEntry	An entry in a directory.
File	An open file on the filesystem.
FileType	A structure representing a type of file with accessors for each file type. It is returned by `Metadata::file_type` method.
Metadata	Metadata information about a file.
OpenOptions	A builder for opening files with configurable options.
Permissions	Representation of the various permissions on a file.
ReadDir	A stream of entries in a directory.

canonicalize	Returns the canonical form of a path.
copy	Copies the contents and permissions of a file to a new location.
create_dir	Creates a new directory.
create_dir_all	Creates a new directory and all of its parents if they are missing.
hard_link	Creates a hard link on the filesystem.
metadata	Reads metadata for a path.
read	Reads the entire contents of a file as raw bytes.
read_dir	Returns a stream of entries in a directory.
read_link	Reads a symbolic link and returns the path it points to.
read_to_string	Reads the entire contents of a file as a string.
remove_dir	Removes an empty directory.
remove_dir_all	Removes a directory and all of its contents.
remove_file	Removes a file.
rename	Renames a file or directory to a new location.
set_permissions	Changes the permissions of a file or directory.
symlink_metadata	Reads metadata for a path without following symbolic links.
write	Writes a slice of bytes as the new contents of a file.