"Class basic_directory_iterator is an important component of the library. It provides an input iterator over the contents of a directory, with the value type being class basic_path." That seems to be correct. "The expression itr->path().leaf() == file_name, in the line commented // see below, calls the leaf() function on the path returned by calling the path() function of the directory_entry object pointed to by the iterator." But that claims the object pointed to the iterator is something other than basic_path and appears to be quite in error. itr->path() fails to compile. Documentation is same for both 1.34 and 1.35 - tested on 1.34. This appears in both the front page and the docs for directory iterator. The find_file function doesn't actually compile if copied verbatim. Need to remove all calls to path() on the iter and replace with "*itr".