users.hh File Reference

#include "lix/libutil/types.hh"
#include <sys/types.h>

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Functions
std::string	nix::getUserName ()
Path	nix::getHomeOf (uid_t userId)
Path	nix::getHome ()
Path	nix::getCacheDir ()
Path	nix::getConfigDir ()
std::vector< Path >	nix::getConfigDirs ()
Path	nix::getDataDir ()
Path	nix::getStateDir ()
Path	nix::createNixStateDir ()
std::string	nix::expandTilde (std::string_view path)

Function Documentation

createNixStateDir()

Path nix::createNixStateDir

(

)

Create $XDG_STATE_HOME/nix or $HOME/.local/state/nix, and return the path to it.

Note

Not to be confused with settings.nixStateDir.

expandTilde()

std::string nix::expandTilde

(

std::string_view

path

)

Perform tilde expansion on a path.

getCacheDir()

Path nix::getCacheDir

(

)

Returns

$XDG_CACHE_HOME or $HOME/.cache.

getConfigDir()

Path nix::getConfigDir

(

)

Returns

$XDG_CONFIG_HOME or $HOME/.config.

getConfigDirs()

std::vector< Path > nix::getConfigDirs

(

)

Returns

the directories to search for user configuration files

getDataDir()

Path nix::getDataDir

(

)

Returns

$XDG_DATA_HOME or $HOME/.local/share.

getHome()

Path nix::getHome

(

)

Returns

$HOME or the user's home directory from /etc/passwd.

getHomeOf()

Path nix::getHomeOf

(

uid_t

userId

)

Returns

the given user's home directory from /etc/passwd.

getStateDir()

Path nix::getStateDir

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)

Returns

$XDG_STATE_HOME or $HOME/.local/state.

Note

Not to be confused with settings.nixStateDir.