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Return the size, in bytes, of the file or directory at `path`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdls_filesystemutil.h>`

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template<class STRING_TYPE>
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getFileSize(STRING_TYPE const& path);
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== Description

Same as the overload taking `const char *`.

== Return Value

the size in bytes, or a negative value if an error occurs

== Parameters

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| Name| Description
| *path*
| filesystem path of the file or directory
|===


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