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 *   Copyright (C) 2005 by Nicolas PASCAL                                  *
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#ifndef FILES_TOOLS_H
#define FILES_TOOLS_H

#include <string>
#include <iostream>
#include <cstdio>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <dirent.h>
using namespace std;

class bad_tmp_dir {
public:
    bad_tmp_dir() {};
    ~bad_tmp_dir() {};
    void what() const {
        cout <<"bad_tmp_dir : can't find the temporary directory. Review the get_temp_dir function in file_tools.cpp"<<endl;
    };
};

bool file_can_be_opened_as(const string & path_and_filename = "", const string &mode = "r");

bool exists_file(const string &path_and_filename = "");
bool exists_dir(const string &dir_path);
const string get_directory(const string &path_and_filename = "");
const string get_tail(const string &filename = "");
const string basename(const string &filename = "");
const string get_tmp_dir();
#endif