Whats the Right Way to Get File Size in C and C++? @JacobSorber
Whats the Right Way to Get File Size in C and C++?  @JacobSorber
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What's the Right Way to Get File Size in C and C++? // I talked about file sizes and your C/C++ programs back in 2018, using stat and fstat. Today, I want to revisit that and compare it to a common technique using ftell and fseek. Which do you prefer?


Related Videos:
2018 file size video: youtu.be/FT2A2HQbTkU

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