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+#ifndef BLANK_IO_FILESYSTEM_HPP_
+#define BLANK_IO_FILESYSTEM_HPP_
+
+#include <string>
+
+
+namespace blank {
+
+/// check if give path points to an existing directory
+bool is_dir(const char *);
+inline bool is_dir(const std::string &s) {
+       return is_dir(s.c_str());
+}
+/// check if give path points to an existing file
+bool is_file(const char *);
+inline bool is_file(const std::string &s) {
+       return is_file(s.c_str());
+}
+
+/// create given directory
+/// @return true if the directory was created
+///         the directory might already exist, see errno
+bool make_dir(const char *);
+inline bool make_dir(const std::string &s) {
+       return make_dir(s.c_str());
+}
+/// create given directory and all parents
+/// @return true if the directory was created or already exists
+bool make_dirs(const std::string &);
+
+}
+
+#endif