31 Input/output library [input.output]

31.12 File systems [filesystems]

31.12.8 Enumerations [fs.enum]

31.12.8.1 Enum path​::​format [fs.enum.path.format]

This enum specifies constants used to identify the format of the character sequence, with the meanings listed in Table 130.
Table 130: Enum path​::​format[tab:fs.enum.path.format]
Name
Meaning
native_format
The native pathname format.
generic_format
The generic pathname format.
auto_format
The interpretation of the format of the character sequence is implementation-defined.
The implementation may inspect the content of the character sequence to determine the format.
Recommended practice: For POSIX-based systems, native and generic formats are equivalent and the character sequence should always be interpreted in the same way.