In case it matters, the file system is ext4.
1) Create a directory:
mkdir deleteme
and then run the following program:
import std;
void main() {
foreach (e; dirEntries(absolutePath("./deleteme"), SpanMode.breadth)) {
writeln(e.name);
}
}
Understandably, the top level directory 'deleteme' will not be printed.
2) Make a sub-directory:
mkdir deleteme/a
Running the program shows no output; 'a' is not visited as a directory
entry.
3) Create a file inside the sub-directory:
touch deleteme/a/x
Now the program will show 2 entries; the branch is accessible:
/home/ali/d/./deleteme/a
/home/ali/d/./deleteme/a/x
Imagine a program that wants to make sure the directory structure is
intact, even the empty directories should exist. Can you think of a
workaround to achieve that?
Do you think this is buggy behavior for dirEntries?
Ali
