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Return the size, in bytes, of the file or directory at the specified `path`, or a negative value if an error occurs. Note that the size of a symbolic link is the size of the file or directory to which it points. The parameterized `STRING_TYPE` must be one of `bsl::string`, `std::string`, `std::pmr::string` (if supported), `bsl::string_view`, or `bslstl::StringRef`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdls_filesystemutil.h>`

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getFileSize(char const* path);
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