Part 14. The Standard Library

std is Zig’s standard library.

15 items

Section	Title
1	Tour of `std`
2	Reading Files
3	Writing Files
4	Directories and Paths
5	Formatting and Printing
6	Parsing Numbers and Text
7	Time and Timers
8	Random Number Generation
9	Environment Variables
10	Process Management
11	Compression
12	JSON Support
13	HTTP Client
14	Networking APIs
15	Logging

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Tour of `std`

std is Zig’s standard library.

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Reading Files

Reading a file means asking the operating system for bytes stored on disk.

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Writing Files

Writing a file means sending bytes from your program to the operating system so they can be stored on disk.

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Directories and Paths

A file lives inside a directory.

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Formatting and Printing

Formatting means turning values into text.

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Parsing Numbers and Text

Parsing means turning text into data.

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Time and Timers

Programs often need to work with time.

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Random Number Generation

Random numbers are used when a program needs variation.

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Environment Variables

An environment variable is a named value provided to a program by the operating system.

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Process Management

A process is a running program.

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Compression

Compression means making data smaller.

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JSON Support

JSON is a text format for storing structured data.

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HTTP Client

An HTTP client is code that sends a request to a web server and reads the response.

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Networking APIs

Networking means communicating with another program through a network.

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Logging

Logging means recording what a program is doing.