# std::filesystem::directory_options

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Defined in header `<filesystem>` |  |
enum class directory_options { none = /* unspecified */, follow_directory_symlink = /* unspecified */, skip_permission_denied = /* unspecified */ }; |  | (since C++17)

This type represents available options that control the behavior of the `directory_iterator` and `recursive_directory_iterator`.

`directory_options` satisfies the requirements of BitmaskType (which means the bitwise operators operator&, operator|, operator^, operator~, operator&=, operator|=, and operator^= are defined for this type). `none` represents the empty bitmask; every other enumerator represents a distinct bitmask element.

### Member constants

Member constant | Meaning
--- | ---
`none` | (Default) Skip directory symlinks, permission denied is error.
`follow_directory_symlink` | Follow rather than skip directory symlinks.
`skip_permission_denied` | Skip directories that would otherwise result in permission denied errors.

### Example

| This section is incomplete Reason: no example

### See also

(constructor) | constructs a directory iterator (public member function of `std::filesystem::directory_iterator`)
(constructor) | constructs a recursive directory iterator (public member function of `std::filesystem::recursive_directory_iterator`)

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