GFileInfo

GFileInfo — File Information and Attributes

Functions

GFileInfo * g_file_info_new ()
GFileInfo * g_file_info_dup ()
void g_file_info_copy_into ()
gboolean g_file_info_has_attribute ()
gboolean g_file_info_has_namespace ()
char ** g_file_info_list_attributes ()
GFileAttributeType g_file_info_get_attribute_type ()
void g_file_info_remove_attribute ()
char * g_file_info_get_attribute_as_string ()
gboolean g_file_info_get_attribute_data ()
GFileAttributeStatus g_file_info_get_attribute_status ()
const char * g_file_info_get_attribute_string ()
char ** g_file_info_get_attribute_stringv ()
const char * g_file_info_get_attribute_byte_string ()
gboolean g_file_info_get_attribute_boolean ()
guint32 g_file_info_get_attribute_uint32 ()
gint32 g_file_info_get_attribute_int32 ()
guint64 g_file_info_get_attribute_uint64 ()
gint64 g_file_info_get_attribute_int64 ()
GObject * g_file_info_get_attribute_object ()
void g_file_info_set_attribute ()
gboolean g_file_info_set_attribute_status ()
void g_file_info_set_attribute_string ()
void g_file_info_set_attribute_stringv ()
void g_file_info_set_attribute_byte_string ()
void g_file_info_set_attribute_boolean ()
void g_file_info_set_attribute_uint32 ()
void g_file_info_set_attribute_int32 ()
void g_file_info_set_attribute_uint64 ()
void g_file_info_set_attribute_int64 ()
void g_file_info_set_attribute_object ()
void g_file_info_clear_status ()
GFileType g_file_info_get_file_type ()
gboolean g_file_info_get_is_hidden ()
gboolean g_file_info_get_is_backup ()
gboolean g_file_info_get_is_symlink ()
const char * g_file_info_get_name ()
const char * g_file_info_get_display_name ()
const char * g_file_info_get_edit_name ()
GIcon * g_file_info_get_icon ()
GIcon * g_file_info_get_symbolic_icon ()
const char * g_file_info_get_content_type ()
goffset g_file_info_get_size ()
void g_file_info_get_modification_time ()
const char * g_file_info_get_symlink_target ()
const char * g_file_info_get_etag ()
gint32 g_file_info_get_sort_order ()
GDateTime * g_file_info_get_deletion_date ()
void g_file_info_set_attribute_mask ()
void g_file_info_unset_attribute_mask ()
void g_file_info_set_file_type ()
void g_file_info_set_is_hidden ()
void g_file_info_set_is_symlink ()
void g_file_info_set_name ()
void g_file_info_set_display_name ()
void g_file_info_set_edit_name ()
void g_file_info_set_icon ()
void g_file_info_set_symbolic_icon ()
void g_file_info_set_content_type ()
void g_file_info_set_size ()
void g_file_info_set_modification_time ()
void g_file_info_set_symlink_target ()
void g_file_info_set_sort_order ()
GFileAttributeMatcher * g_file_attribute_matcher_new ()
GFileAttributeMatcher * g_file_attribute_matcher_ref ()
GFileAttributeMatcher * g_file_attribute_matcher_subtract ()
void g_file_attribute_matcher_unref ()
gboolean g_file_attribute_matcher_matches ()
gboolean g_file_attribute_matcher_matches_only ()
gboolean g_file_attribute_matcher_enumerate_namespace ()
const char * g_file_attribute_matcher_enumerate_next ()
char * g_file_attribute_matcher_to_string ()

Types and Values

  GFileAttributeMatcher
enum GFileType
  GFileInfo
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_TYPE
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_IS_HIDDEN
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_IS_BACKUP
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_IS_SYMLINK
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_IS_VIRTUAL
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_IS_VOLATILE
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_NAME
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_DISPLAY_NAME
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_EDIT_NAME
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_COPY_NAME
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_ICON
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_SYMBOLIC_ICON
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_CONTENT_TYPE
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_FAST_CONTENT_TYPE
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_SIZE
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_ALLOCATED_SIZE
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_SYMLINK_TARGET
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_TARGET_URI
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_SORT_ORDER
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ETAG_VALUE
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ID_FILE
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ID_FILESYSTEM
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ACCESS_CAN_READ
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ACCESS_CAN_WRITE
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ACCESS_CAN_EXECUTE
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ACCESS_CAN_DELETE
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ACCESS_CAN_TRASH
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ACCESS_CAN_RENAME
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_MOUNTABLE_CAN_MOUNT
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_MOUNTABLE_CAN_UNMOUNT
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_MOUNTABLE_CAN_EJECT
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_MOUNTABLE_UNIX_DEVICE
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_MOUNTABLE_UNIX_DEVICE_FILE
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_MOUNTABLE_HAL_UDI
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_MOUNTABLE_CAN_POLL
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_MOUNTABLE_IS_MEDIA_CHECK_AUTOMATIC
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_MOUNTABLE_CAN_START
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_MOUNTABLE_CAN_START_DEGRADED
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_MOUNTABLE_CAN_STOP
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_MOUNTABLE_START_STOP_TYPE
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_MODIFIED
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_MODIFIED_USEC
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_ACCESS
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_ACCESS_USEC
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_CHANGED
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_CHANGED_USEC
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_CREATED
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_CREATED_USEC
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_UNIX_DEVICE
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_UNIX_INODE
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_UNIX_MODE
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_UNIX_NLINK
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_UNIX_UID
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_UNIX_GID
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_UNIX_RDEV
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_UNIX_BLOCK_SIZE
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_UNIX_BLOCKS
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_UNIX_IS_MOUNTPOINT
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DOS_IS_ARCHIVE
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DOS_IS_SYSTEM
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_OWNER_USER
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_OWNER_USER_REAL
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_OWNER_GROUP
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_THUMBNAIL_PATH
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_THUMBNAILING_FAILED
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_THUMBNAIL_IS_VALID
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_PREVIEW_ICON
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_FILESYSTEM_SIZE
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_FILESYSTEM_FREE
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_FILESYSTEM_USED
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_FILESYSTEM_TYPE
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_FILESYSTEM_READONLY
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_GVFS_BACKEND
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_SELINUX_CONTEXT
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TRASH_ITEM_COUNT
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TRASH_DELETION_DATE
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TRASH_ORIG_PATH
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_FILESYSTEM_USE_PREVIEW
#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_DESCRIPTION

Object Hierarchy

    GBoxed
    ╰── GFileAttributeMatcher
    GObject
    ╰── GFileInfo

Includes

#include <gio/gio.h>

Description

Functionality for manipulating basic metadata for files. GFileInfo implements methods for getting information that all files should contain, and allows for manipulation of extended attributes.

See GFileAttribute for more information on how GIO handles file attributes.

To obtain a GFileInfo for a GFile, use g_file_query_info() (or its async variant). To obtain a GFileInfo for a file input or output stream, use g_file_input_stream_query_info() or g_file_output_stream_query_info() (or their async variants).

To change the actual attributes of a file, you should then set the attribute in the GFileInfo and call g_file_set_attributes_from_info() or g_file_set_attributes_async() on a GFile.

However, not all attributes can be changed in the file. For instance, the actual size of a file cannot be changed via g_file_info_set_size(). You may call g_file_query_settable_attributes() and g_file_query_writable_namespaces() to discover the settable attributes of a particular file at runtime.

GFileAttributeMatcher allows for searching through a GFileInfo for attributes.

Functions

g_file_info_new ()

GFileInfo *
g_file_info_new (void);

Creates a new file info structure.

Returns

a GFileInfo.


g_file_info_dup ()

GFileInfo *
g_file_info_dup (GFileInfo *other);

Duplicates a file info structure.

Parameters

other

a GFileInfo.

 

Returns

a duplicate GFileInfo of other .

[transfer full]


g_file_info_copy_into ()

void
g_file_info_copy_into (GFileInfo *src_info,
                       GFileInfo *dest_info);

First clears all of the GFileAttribute of dest_info , and then copies all of the file attributes from src_info to dest_info .

Parameters

src_info

source to copy attributes from.

 

dest_info

destination to copy attributes to.

 

g_file_info_has_attribute ()

gboolean
g_file_info_has_attribute (GFileInfo *info,
                           const char *attribute);

Checks if a file info structure has an attribute named attribute .

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

attribute

a file attribute key.

 

Returns

TRUE if Ginfo has an attribute named attribute , FALSE otherwise.


g_file_info_has_namespace ()

gboolean
g_file_info_has_namespace (GFileInfo *info,
                           const char *name_space);

Checks if a file info structure has an attribute in the specified name_space .

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

name_space

a file attribute namespace.

 

Returns

TRUE if Ginfo has an attribute in name_space , FALSE otherwise.

Since: 2.22


g_file_info_list_attributes ()

char **
g_file_info_list_attributes (GFileInfo *info,
                             const char *name_space);

Lists the file info structure's attributes.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

name_space

a file attribute key's namespace, or NULL to list all attributes.

[nullable]

Returns

a null-terminated array of strings of all of the possible attribute types for the given name_space , or NULL on error.

[nullable][array zero-terminated=1][transfer full]


g_file_info_get_attribute_type ()

GFileAttributeType
g_file_info_get_attribute_type (GFileInfo *info,
                                const char *attribute);

Gets the attribute type for an attribute key.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

attribute

a file attribute key.

 

Returns

a GFileAttributeType for the given attribute , or G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_INVALID if the key is not set.


g_file_info_remove_attribute ()

void
g_file_info_remove_attribute (GFileInfo *info,
                              const char *attribute);

Removes all cases of attribute from info if it exists.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

attribute

a file attribute key.

 

g_file_info_get_attribute_as_string ()

char *
g_file_info_get_attribute_as_string (GFileInfo *info,
                                     const char *attribute);

Gets the value of a attribute, formated as a string. This escapes things as needed to make the string valid utf8.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

attribute

a file attribute key.

 

Returns

a UTF-8 string associated with the given attribute . When you're done with the string it must be freed with g_free().


g_file_info_get_attribute_data ()

gboolean
g_file_info_get_attribute_data (GFileInfo *info,
                                const char *attribute,
                                GFileAttributeType *type,
                                gpointer *value_pp,
                                GFileAttributeStatus *status);

Gets the attribute type, value and status for an attribute key.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo

 

attribute

a file attribute key

 

type

return location for the attribute type, or NULL.

[out][optional]

value_pp

return location for the attribute value, or NULL; the attribute value will not be NULL.

[out][optional][not nullable]

status

return location for the attribute status, or NULL.

[out][optional]

Returns

TRUE if info has an attribute named attribute , FALSE otherwise.

[transfer none]


g_file_info_get_attribute_status ()

GFileAttributeStatus
g_file_info_get_attribute_status (GFileInfo *info,
                                  const char *attribute);

Gets the attribute status for an attribute key.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo

 

attribute

a file attribute key

 

Returns

a GFileAttributeStatus for the given attribute , or G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STATUS_UNSET if the key is invalid.


g_file_info_get_attribute_string ()

const char *
g_file_info_get_attribute_string (GFileInfo *info,
                                  const char *attribute);

Gets the value of a string attribute. If the attribute does not contain a string, NULL will be returned.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

attribute

a file attribute key.

 

Returns

the contents of the attribute value as a UTF-8 string, or NULL otherwise.


g_file_info_get_attribute_stringv ()

char **
g_file_info_get_attribute_stringv (GFileInfo *info,
                                   const char *attribute);

Gets the value of a stringv attribute. If the attribute does not contain a stringv, NULL will be returned.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

attribute

a file attribute key.

 

Returns

the contents of the attribute value as a stringv, or NULL otherwise. Do not free. These returned strings are UTF-8.

[transfer none]

Since: 2.22


g_file_info_get_attribute_byte_string ()

const char *
g_file_info_get_attribute_byte_string (GFileInfo *info,
                                       const char *attribute);

Gets the value of a byte string attribute. If the attribute does not contain a byte string, NULL will be returned.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

attribute

a file attribute key.

 

Returns

the contents of the attribute value as a byte string, or NULL otherwise.


g_file_info_get_attribute_boolean ()

gboolean
g_file_info_get_attribute_boolean (GFileInfo *info,
                                   const char *attribute);

Gets the value of a boolean attribute. If the attribute does not contain a boolean value, FALSE will be returned.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

attribute

a file attribute key.

 

Returns

the boolean value contained within the attribute.


g_file_info_get_attribute_uint32 ()

guint32
g_file_info_get_attribute_uint32 (GFileInfo *info,
                                  const char *attribute);

Gets an unsigned 32-bit integer contained within the attribute. If the attribute does not contain an unsigned 32-bit integer, or is invalid, 0 will be returned.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

attribute

a file attribute key.

 

Returns

an unsigned 32-bit integer from the attribute.


g_file_info_get_attribute_int32 ()

gint32
g_file_info_get_attribute_int32 (GFileInfo *info,
                                 const char *attribute);

Gets a signed 32-bit integer contained within the attribute. If the attribute does not contain a signed 32-bit integer, or is invalid, 0 will be returned.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

attribute

a file attribute key.

 

Returns

a signed 32-bit integer from the attribute.


g_file_info_get_attribute_uint64 ()

guint64
g_file_info_get_attribute_uint64 (GFileInfo *info,
                                  const char *attribute);

Gets a unsigned 64-bit integer contained within the attribute. If the attribute does not contain an unsigned 64-bit integer, or is invalid, 0 will be returned.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

attribute

a file attribute key.

 

Returns

a unsigned 64-bit integer from the attribute.


g_file_info_get_attribute_int64 ()

gint64
g_file_info_get_attribute_int64 (GFileInfo *info,
                                 const char *attribute);

Gets a signed 64-bit integer contained within the attribute. If the attribute does not contain an signed 64-bit integer, or is invalid, 0 will be returned.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

attribute

a file attribute key.

 

Returns

a signed 64-bit integer from the attribute.


g_file_info_get_attribute_object ()

GObject *
g_file_info_get_attribute_object (GFileInfo *info,
                                  const char *attribute);

Gets the value of a GObject attribute. If the attribute does not contain a GObject, NULL will be returned.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

attribute

a file attribute key.

 

Returns

a GObject associated with the given attribute , or NULL otherwise.

[transfer none]


g_file_info_set_attribute ()

void
g_file_info_set_attribute (GFileInfo *info,
                           const char *attribute,
                           GFileAttributeType type,
                           gpointer value_p);

Sets the attribute to contain the given value, if possible. To unset the attribute, use G_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_INVALID for type .

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

attribute

a file attribute key.

 

type

a GFileAttributeType

 

value_p

pointer to the value.

[not nullable]

g_file_info_set_attribute_status ()

gboolean
g_file_info_set_attribute_status (GFileInfo *info,
                                  const char *attribute,
                                  GFileAttributeStatus status);

Sets the attribute status for an attribute key. This is only needed by external code that implement g_file_set_attributes_from_info() or similar functions.

The attribute must exist in info for this to work. Otherwise FALSE is returned and info is unchanged.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo

 

attribute

a file attribute key

 

status

a GFileAttributeStatus

 

Returns

TRUE if the status was changed, FALSE if the key was not set.

Since: 2.22


g_file_info_set_attribute_string ()

void
g_file_info_set_attribute_string (GFileInfo *info,
                                  const char *attribute,
                                  const char *attr_value);

Sets the attribute to contain the given attr_value , if possible.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

attribute

a file attribute key.

 

attr_value

a UTF-8 string.

 

g_file_info_set_attribute_stringv ()

void
g_file_info_set_attribute_stringv (GFileInfo *info,
                                   const char *attribute,
                                   char **attr_value);

Sets the attribute to contain the given attr_value , if possible.

Sinze: 2.22

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

attribute

a file attribute key

 

attr_value

a NULL terminated array of UTF-8 strings.

[array][element-type utf8]

g_file_info_set_attribute_byte_string ()

void
g_file_info_set_attribute_byte_string (GFileInfo *info,
                                       const char *attribute,
                                       const char *attr_value);

Sets the attribute to contain the given attr_value , if possible.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

attribute

a file attribute key.

 

attr_value

a byte string.

 

g_file_info_set_attribute_boolean ()

void
g_file_info_set_attribute_boolean (GFileInfo *info,
                                   const char *attribute,
                                   gboolean attr_value);

Sets the attribute to contain the given attr_value , if possible.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

attribute

a file attribute key.

 

attr_value

a boolean value.

 

g_file_info_set_attribute_uint32 ()

void
g_file_info_set_attribute_uint32 (GFileInfo *info,
                                  const char *attribute,
                                  guint32 attr_value);

Sets the attribute to contain the given attr_value , if possible.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

attribute

a file attribute key.

 

attr_value

an unsigned 32-bit integer.

 

g_file_info_set_attribute_int32 ()

void
g_file_info_set_attribute_int32 (GFileInfo *info,
                                 const char *attribute,
                                 gint32 attr_value);

Sets the attribute to contain the given attr_value , if possible.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

attribute

a file attribute key.

 

attr_value

a signed 32-bit integer

 

g_file_info_set_attribute_uint64 ()

void
g_file_info_set_attribute_uint64 (GFileInfo *info,
                                  const char *attribute,
                                  guint64 attr_value);

Sets the attribute to contain the given attr_value , if possible.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

attribute

a file attribute key.

 

attr_value

an unsigned 64-bit integer.

 

g_file_info_set_attribute_int64 ()

void
g_file_info_set_attribute_int64 (GFileInfo *info,
                                 const char *attribute,
                                 gint64 attr_value);

Sets the attribute to contain the given attr_value , if possible.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

attribute

attribute name to set.

 

attr_value

int64 value to set attribute to.

 

g_file_info_set_attribute_object ()

void
g_file_info_set_attribute_object (GFileInfo *info,
                                  const char *attribute,
                                  GObject *attr_value);

Sets the attribute to contain the given attr_value , if possible.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

attribute

a file attribute key.

 

attr_value

a GObject.

 

g_file_info_clear_status ()

void
g_file_info_clear_status (GFileInfo *info);

Clears the status information from info .

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

g_file_info_get_file_type ()

GFileType
g_file_info_get_file_type (GFileInfo *info);

Gets a file's type (whether it is a regular file, symlink, etc). This is different from the file's content type, see g_file_info_get_content_type().

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

Returns

a GFileType for the given file.


g_file_info_get_is_hidden ()

gboolean
g_file_info_get_is_hidden (GFileInfo *info);

Checks if a file is hidden.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

Returns

TRUE if the file is a hidden file, FALSE otherwise.


g_file_info_get_is_backup ()

gboolean
g_file_info_get_is_backup (GFileInfo *info);

Checks if a file is a backup file.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

Returns

TRUE if file is a backup file, FALSE otherwise.


g_file_info_get_is_symlink ()

gboolean
g_file_info_get_is_symlink (GFileInfo *info);

Checks if a file is a symlink.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

Returns

TRUE if the given info is a symlink.


g_file_info_get_name ()

const char *
g_file_info_get_name (GFileInfo *info);

Gets the name for a file.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

Returns

a string containing the file name.


g_file_info_get_display_name ()

const char *
g_file_info_get_display_name (GFileInfo *info);

Gets a display name for a file.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

Returns

a string containing the display name.


g_file_info_get_edit_name ()

const char *
g_file_info_get_edit_name (GFileInfo *info);

Gets the edit name for a file.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

Returns

a string containing the edit name.


g_file_info_get_icon ()

GIcon *
g_file_info_get_icon (GFileInfo *info);

Gets the icon for a file.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

Returns

GIcon for the given info .

[transfer none]


g_file_info_get_symbolic_icon ()

GIcon *
g_file_info_get_symbolic_icon (GFileInfo *info);

Gets the symbolic icon for a file.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

Returns

GIcon for the given info .

[transfer none]

Since: 2.34


g_file_info_get_content_type ()

const char *
g_file_info_get_content_type (GFileInfo *info);

Gets the file's content type.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

Returns

a string containing the file's content type.


g_file_info_get_size ()

goffset
g_file_info_get_size (GFileInfo *info);

Gets the file's size.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

Returns

a goffset containing the file's size.


g_file_info_get_modification_time ()

void
g_file_info_get_modification_time (GFileInfo *info,
                                   GTimeVal *result);

Gets the modification time of the current info and sets it in result .

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

result

a GTimeVal.

[out caller-allocates]

g_file_info_get_symlink_target ()

const char *
g_file_info_get_symlink_target (GFileInfo *info);

Gets the symlink target for a given GFileInfo.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

Returns

a string containing the symlink target.


g_file_info_get_etag ()

const char *
g_file_info_get_etag (GFileInfo *info);

Gets the entity tag for a given GFileInfo. See G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ETAG_VALUE.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

Returns

a string containing the value of the "etag:value" attribute.


g_file_info_get_sort_order ()

gint32
g_file_info_get_sort_order (GFileInfo *info);

Gets the value of the sort_order attribute from the GFileInfo. See G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_SORT_ORDER.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

Returns

a gint32 containing the value of the "standard::sort_order" attribute.


g_file_info_get_deletion_date ()

GDateTime *
g_file_info_get_deletion_date (GFileInfo *info);

Returns the GDateTime representing the deletion date of the file, as available in G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TRASH_DELETION_DATE. If the G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TRASH_DELETION_DATE attribute is unset, NULL is returned.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

Returns

a GDateTime, or NULL.

Since: 2.36


g_file_info_set_attribute_mask ()

void
g_file_info_set_attribute_mask (GFileInfo *info,
                                GFileAttributeMatcher *mask);

Sets mask on info to match specific attribute types.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

mask

a GFileAttributeMatcher.

 

g_file_info_unset_attribute_mask ()

void
g_file_info_unset_attribute_mask (GFileInfo *info);

Unsets a mask set by g_file_info_set_attribute_mask(), if one is set.

Parameters

info

GFileInfo.

 

g_file_info_set_file_type ()

void
g_file_info_set_file_type (GFileInfo *info,
                           GFileType type);

Sets the file type in a GFileInfo to type . See G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_TYPE.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

type

a GFileType.

 

g_file_info_set_is_hidden ()

void
g_file_info_set_is_hidden (GFileInfo *info,
                           gboolean is_hidden);

Sets the "is_hidden" attribute in a GFileInfo according to is_hidden . See G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_IS_HIDDEN.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

is_hidden

a gboolean.

 

g_file_info_set_is_symlink ()

void
g_file_info_set_is_symlink (GFileInfo *info,
                            gboolean is_symlink);

Sets the "is_symlink" attribute in a GFileInfo according to is_symlink . See G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_IS_SYMLINK.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

is_symlink

a gboolean.

 

g_file_info_set_name ()

void
g_file_info_set_name (GFileInfo *info,
                      const char *name);

Sets the name attribute for the current GFileInfo. See G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_NAME.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

name

a string containing a name.

 

g_file_info_set_display_name ()

void
g_file_info_set_display_name (GFileInfo *info,
                              const char *display_name);

Sets the display name for the current GFileInfo. See G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_DISPLAY_NAME.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

display_name

a string containing a display name.

 

g_file_info_set_edit_name ()

void
g_file_info_set_edit_name (GFileInfo *info,
                           const char *edit_name);

Sets the edit name for the current file. See G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_EDIT_NAME.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

edit_name

a string containing an edit name.

 

g_file_info_set_icon ()

void
g_file_info_set_icon (GFileInfo *info,
                      GIcon *icon);

Sets the icon for a given GFileInfo. See G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_ICON.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

icon

a GIcon.

 

g_file_info_set_symbolic_icon ()

void
g_file_info_set_symbolic_icon (GFileInfo *info,
                               GIcon *icon);

Sets the symbolic icon for a given GFileInfo. See G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_SYMBOLIC_ICON.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

icon

a GIcon.

 

Since: 2.34


g_file_info_set_content_type ()

void
g_file_info_set_content_type (GFileInfo *info,
                              const char *content_type);

Sets the content type attribute for a given GFileInfo. See G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_CONTENT_TYPE.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

content_type

a content type. See GContentType

 

g_file_info_set_size ()

void
g_file_info_set_size (GFileInfo *info,
                      goffset size);

Sets the G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_SIZE attribute in the file info to the given size.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

size

a goffset containing the file's size.

 

g_file_info_set_modification_time ()

void
g_file_info_set_modification_time (GFileInfo *info,
                                   GTimeVal *mtime);

Sets the G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_MODIFIED attribute in the file info to the given time value.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

mtime

a GTimeVal.

 

g_file_info_set_symlink_target ()

void
g_file_info_set_symlink_target (GFileInfo *info,
                                const char *symlink_target);

Sets the G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_SYMLINK_TARGET attribute in the file info to the given symlink target.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

symlink_target

a static string containing a path to a symlink target.

 

g_file_info_set_sort_order ()

void
g_file_info_set_sort_order (GFileInfo *info,
                            gint32 sort_order);

Sets the sort order attribute in the file info structure. See G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_SORT_ORDER.

Parameters

info

a GFileInfo.

 

sort_order

a sort order integer.

 

g_file_attribute_matcher_new ()

GFileAttributeMatcher *
g_file_attribute_matcher_new (const char *attributes);

Creates a new file attribute matcher, which matches attributes against a given string. GFileAttributeMatchers are reference counted structures, and are created with a reference count of 1. If the number of references falls to 0, the GFileAttributeMatcher is automatically destroyed.

The attribute string should be formatted with specific keys separated from namespaces with a double colon. Several "namespace::key" strings may be concatenated with a single comma (e.g. "standard::type,standard::is-hidden"). The wildcard "*" may be used to match all keys and namespaces, or "namespace::*" will match all keys in a given namespace.

Examples of file attribute matcher strings and results

  • "*": matches all attributes.

  • "standard::is-hidden": matches only the key is-hidden in the standard namespace.

  • "standard::type,unix::*": matches the type key in the standard namespace and all keys in the unix namespace.

Parameters

attributes

an attribute string to match.

 

g_file_attribute_matcher_ref ()

GFileAttributeMatcher *
g_file_attribute_matcher_ref (GFileAttributeMatcher *matcher);

References a file attribute matcher.

Parameters

matcher

a GFileAttributeMatcher.

 

g_file_attribute_matcher_subtract ()

GFileAttributeMatcher *
g_file_attribute_matcher_subtract (GFileAttributeMatcher *matcher,
                                   GFileAttributeMatcher *subtract);

Subtracts all attributes of subtract from matcher and returns a matcher that supports those attributes.

Note that currently it is not possible to remove a single attribute when the matcher matches the whole namespace - or remove a namespace or attribute when the matcher matches everything. This is a limitation of the current implementation, but may be fixed in the future.

Parameters

matcher

Matcher to subtract from

 

subtract

The matcher to subtract

 

Returns

A file attribute matcher matching all attributes of matcher that are not matched by subtract


g_file_attribute_matcher_unref ()

void
g_file_attribute_matcher_unref (GFileAttributeMatcher *matcher);

Unreferences matcher . If the reference count falls below 1, the matcher is automatically freed.

Parameters

matcher

a GFileAttributeMatcher.

 

g_file_attribute_matcher_matches ()

gboolean
g_file_attribute_matcher_matches (GFileAttributeMatcher *matcher,
                                  const char *attribute);

Checks if an attribute will be matched by an attribute matcher. If the matcher was created with the "*" matching string, this function will always return TRUE.

Parameters

matcher

a GFileAttributeMatcher.

 

attribute

a file attribute key.

 

Returns

TRUE if attribute matches matcher . FALSE otherwise.


g_file_attribute_matcher_matches_only ()

gboolean
g_file_attribute_matcher_matches_only (GFileAttributeMatcher *matcher,
                                       const char *attribute);

Checks if a attribute matcher only matches a given attribute. Always returns FALSE if "*" was used when creating the matcher.

Parameters

matcher

a GFileAttributeMatcher.

 

attribute

a file attribute key.

 

Returns

TRUE if the matcher only matches attribute . FALSE otherwise.


g_file_attribute_matcher_enumerate_namespace ()

gboolean
g_file_attribute_matcher_enumerate_namespace
                               (GFileAttributeMatcher *matcher,
                                const char *ns);

Checks if the matcher will match all of the keys in a given namespace. This will always return TRUE if a wildcard character is in use (e.g. if matcher was created with "standard::*" and ns is "standard", or if matcher was created using "*" and namespace is anything.)

TODO: this is awkwardly worded.

Parameters

matcher

a GFileAttributeMatcher.

 

ns

a string containing a file attribute namespace.

 

Returns

TRUE if the matcher matches all of the entries in the given ns , FALSE otherwise.


g_file_attribute_matcher_enumerate_next ()

const char *
g_file_attribute_matcher_enumerate_next
                               (GFileAttributeMatcher *matcher);

Gets the next matched attribute from a GFileAttributeMatcher.

Parameters

matcher

a GFileAttributeMatcher.

 

Returns

a string containing the next attribute or NULL if no more attribute exist.


g_file_attribute_matcher_to_string ()

char *
g_file_attribute_matcher_to_string (GFileAttributeMatcher *matcher);

Prints what the matcher is matching against. The format will be equal to the format passed to g_file_attribute_matcher_new(). The output however, might not be identical, as the matcher may decide to use a different order or omit needless parts.

Parameters

matcher

a GFileAttributeMatcher.

[allow-none]

Returns

a string describing the attributes the matcher matches against or NULL if matcher was NULL.

Since: 2.32

Types and Values

GFileAttributeMatcher

typedef struct _GFileAttributeMatcher GFileAttributeMatcher;

Determines if a string matches a file attribute.


enum GFileType

Indicates the file's on-disk type.

Members

G_FILE_TYPE_UNKNOWN

File's type is unknown.

 

G_FILE_TYPE_REGULAR

File handle represents a regular file.

 

G_FILE_TYPE_DIRECTORY

File handle represents a directory.

 

G_FILE_TYPE_SYMBOLIC_LINK

File handle represents a symbolic link (Unix systems).

 

G_FILE_TYPE_SPECIAL

File is a "special" file, such as a socket, fifo, block device, or character device.

 

G_FILE_TYPE_SHORTCUT

File is a shortcut (Windows systems).

 

G_FILE_TYPE_MOUNTABLE

File is a mountable location.

 

GFileInfo

typedef struct _GFileInfo GFileInfo;

Stores information about a file system object referenced by a GFile.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_TYPE

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_TYPE "standard::type"                     /* uint32 (GFileType) */

A key in the "standard" namespace for storing file types. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_UINT32. The value for this key should contain a GFileType.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_IS_HIDDEN

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_IS_HIDDEN "standard::is-hidden"           /* boolean */

A key in the "standard" namespace for checking if a file is hidden. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_BOOLEAN.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_IS_BACKUP

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_IS_BACKUP "standard::is-backup"           /* boolean */

A key in the "standard" namespace for checking if a file is a backup file. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_BOOLEAN.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_IS_SYMLINK

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_IS_SYMLINK "standard::is-symlink"         /* boolean */

A key in the "standard" namespace for checking if the file is a symlink. Typically the actual type is something else, if we followed the symlink to get the type. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_BOOLEAN.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_IS_VIRTUAL

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_IS_VIRTUAL "standard::is-virtual"         /* boolean */

A key in the "standard" namespace for checking if a file is virtual. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_BOOLEAN.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_IS_VOLATILE

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_IS_VOLATILE "standard::is-volatile"      /* boolean */

A key in the "standard" namespace for checking if a file is volatile. This is meant for opaque, non-POSIX-like backends to indicate that the URI is not persistent. Applications should look at G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_SYMLINK_TARGET for the persistent URI.

Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_BOOLEAN.

Since: 2.46


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_NAME

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_NAME "standard::name"                     /* byte string */

A key in the "standard" namespace for getting the name of the file. The name is the on-disk filename which may not be in any known encoding, and can thus not be generally displayed as is. Use G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_DISPLAY_NAME if you need to display the name in a user interface. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_BYTE_STRING.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_DISPLAY_NAME

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_DISPLAY_NAME "standard::display-name"     /* string */

A key in the "standard" namespace for getting the display name of the file. A display name is guaranteed to be in UTF8 and can thus be displayed in the UI. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_STRING.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_EDIT_NAME

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_EDIT_NAME "standard::edit-name"           /* string */

A key in the "standard" namespace for edit name of the file. An edit name is similar to the display name, but it is meant to be used when you want to rename the file in the UI. The display name might contain information you don't want in the new filename (such as "(invalid unicode)" if the filename was in an invalid encoding).

Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_STRING.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_COPY_NAME

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_COPY_NAME "standard::copy-name"           /* string */

A key in the "standard" namespace for getting the copy name of the file. The copy name is an optional version of the name. If available it's always in UTF8, and corresponds directly to the original filename (only transcoded to UTF8). This is useful if you want to copy the file to another filesystem that might have a different encoding. If the filename is not a valid string in the encoding selected for the filesystem it is in then the copy name will not be set.

Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_STRING.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_ICON

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_ICON "standard::icon"                     /* object (GIcon) */

A key in the "standard" namespace for getting the icon for the file. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_OBJECT. The value for this key should contain a GIcon.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_SYMBOLIC_ICON

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_SYMBOLIC_ICON "standard::symbolic-icon"   /* object (GIcon) */

A key in the "standard" namespace for getting the symbolic icon for the file. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_OBJECT. The value for this key should contain a GIcon.

Since: 2.34


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_CONTENT_TYPE

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_CONTENT_TYPE "standard::content-type"     /* string */

A key in the "standard" namespace for getting the content type of the file. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_STRING. The value for this key should contain a valid content type.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_FAST_CONTENT_TYPE

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_FAST_CONTENT_TYPE "standard::fast-content-type" /* string */

A key in the "standard" namespace for getting the fast content type. The fast content type isn't as reliable as the regular one, as it only uses the filename to guess it, but it is faster to calculate than the regular content type. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_STRING.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_SIZE

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_SIZE "standard::size"                     /* uint64 */

A key in the "standard" namespace for getting the file's size (in bytes). Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_UINT64.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_ALLOCATED_SIZE

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_ALLOCATED_SIZE "standard::allocated-size" /* uint64 */

A key in the "standard" namespace for getting the amount of disk space that is consumed by the file (in bytes). This will generally be larger than the file size (due to block size overhead) but can occasionally be smaller (for example, for sparse files). Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_UINT64.

Since: 2.20


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_SYMLINK_TARGET

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_SYMLINK_TARGET "standard::symlink-target" /* byte string */

A key in the "standard" namespace for getting the symlink target, if the file is a symlink. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_BYTE_STRING.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_TARGET_URI

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_TARGET_URI "standard::target-uri"         /* string */

A key in the "standard" namespace for getting the target URI for the file, in the case of G_FILE_TYPE_SHORTCUT or G_FILE_TYPE_MOUNTABLE files. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_STRING.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_SORT_ORDER

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_SORT_ORDER "standard::sort-order"         /* int32  */

A key in the "standard" namespace for setting the sort order of a file. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_INT32. An example use would be in file managers, which would use this key to set the order files are displayed. Files with smaller sort order should be sorted first, and files without sort order as if sort order was zero.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ETAG_VALUE

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ETAG_VALUE "etag::value"                 /* string */

A key in the "etag" namespace for getting the value of the file's entity tag. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_STRING.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ID_FILE

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ID_FILE "id::file"                     /* string */

A key in the "id" namespace for getting a file identifier. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_STRING. An example use would be during listing files, to avoid recursive directory scanning.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ID_FILESYSTEM

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ID_FILESYSTEM "id::filesystem"         /* string */

A key in the "id" namespace for getting the file system identifier. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_STRING. An example use would be during drag and drop to see if the source and target are on the same filesystem (default to move) or not (default to copy).


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ACCESS_CAN_READ

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ACCESS_CAN_READ "access::can-read"       /* boolean */

A key in the "access" namespace for getting read privileges. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_BOOLEAN. This attribute will be TRUE if the user is able to read the file.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ACCESS_CAN_WRITE

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ACCESS_CAN_WRITE "access::can-write"     /* boolean */

A key in the "access" namespace for getting write privileges. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_BOOLEAN. This attribute will be TRUE if the user is able to write to the file.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ACCESS_CAN_EXECUTE

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ACCESS_CAN_EXECUTE "access::can-execute" /* boolean */

A key in the "access" namespace for getting execution privileges. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_BOOLEAN. This attribute will be TRUE if the user is able to execute the file.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ACCESS_CAN_DELETE

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ACCESS_CAN_DELETE "access::can-delete"   /* boolean */

A key in the "access" namespace for checking deletion privileges. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_BOOLEAN. This attribute will be TRUE if the user is able to delete the file.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ACCESS_CAN_TRASH

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ACCESS_CAN_TRASH "access::can-trash"     /* boolean */

A key in the "access" namespace for checking trashing privileges. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_BOOLEAN. This attribute will be TRUE if the user is able to move the file to the trash.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ACCESS_CAN_RENAME

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ACCESS_CAN_RENAME "access::can-rename"   /* boolean */

A key in the "access" namespace for checking renaming privileges. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_BOOLEAN. This attribute will be TRUE if the user is able to rename the file.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_MOUNTABLE_CAN_MOUNT

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_MOUNTABLE_CAN_MOUNT "mountable::can-mount"     /* boolean */

A key in the "mountable" namespace for checking if a file (of type G_FILE_TYPE_MOUNTABLE) is mountable. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_BOOLEAN.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_MOUNTABLE_CAN_UNMOUNT

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_MOUNTABLE_CAN_UNMOUNT "mountable::can-unmount" /* boolean */

A key in the "mountable" namespace for checking if a file (of type G_FILE_TYPE_MOUNTABLE) is unmountable. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_BOOLEAN.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_MOUNTABLE_CAN_EJECT

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_MOUNTABLE_CAN_EJECT "mountable::can-eject"     /* boolean */

A key in the "mountable" namespace for checking if a file (of type G_FILE_TYPE_MOUNTABLE) can be ejected. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_BOOLEAN.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_MOUNTABLE_UNIX_DEVICE

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_MOUNTABLE_UNIX_DEVICE "mountable::unix-device" /* uint32 */

A key in the "mountable" namespace for getting the unix device. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_UINT32.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_MOUNTABLE_UNIX_DEVICE_FILE

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_MOUNTABLE_UNIX_DEVICE_FILE "mountable::unix-device-file" /* string */

A key in the "mountable" namespace for getting the unix device file. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_STRING.

Since: 2.22


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_MOUNTABLE_HAL_UDI

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_MOUNTABLE_HAL_UDI "mountable::hal-udi"         /* string */

A key in the "mountable" namespace for getting the HAL UDI for the mountable file. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_STRING.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_MOUNTABLE_CAN_POLL

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_MOUNTABLE_CAN_POLL "mountable::can-poll"      /* boolean */

A key in the "mountable" namespace for checking if a file (of type G_FILE_TYPE_MOUNTABLE) can be polled. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_BOOLEAN.

Since: 2.22


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_MOUNTABLE_IS_MEDIA_CHECK_AUTOMATIC

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_MOUNTABLE_IS_MEDIA_CHECK_AUTOMATIC "mountable::is-media-check-automatic"      /* boolean */

A key in the "mountable" namespace for checking if a file (of type G_FILE_TYPE_MOUNTABLE) is automatically polled for media. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_BOOLEAN.

Since: 2.22


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_MOUNTABLE_CAN_START

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_MOUNTABLE_CAN_START "mountable::can-start"     /* boolean */

A key in the "mountable" namespace for checking if a file (of type G_FILE_TYPE_MOUNTABLE) can be started. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_BOOLEAN.

Since: 2.22


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_MOUNTABLE_CAN_START_DEGRADED

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_MOUNTABLE_CAN_START_DEGRADED "mountable::can-start-degraded"     /* boolean */

A key in the "mountable" namespace for checking if a file (of type G_FILE_TYPE_MOUNTABLE) can be started degraded. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_BOOLEAN.

Since: 2.22


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_MOUNTABLE_CAN_STOP

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_MOUNTABLE_CAN_STOP "mountable::can-stop"      /* boolean */

A key in the "mountable" namespace for checking if a file (of type G_FILE_TYPE_MOUNTABLE) can be stopped. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_BOOLEAN.

Since: 2.22


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_MOUNTABLE_START_STOP_TYPE

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_MOUNTABLE_START_STOP_TYPE "mountable::start-stop-type" /* uint32 (GDriveStartStopType) */

A key in the "mountable" namespace for getting the GDriveStartStopType. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_UINT32.

Since: 2.22


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_MODIFIED

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_MODIFIED "time::modified"           /* uint64 */

A key in the "time" namespace for getting the time the file was last modified. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_UINT64, and contains the UNIX time since the file was modified.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_MODIFIED_USEC

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_MODIFIED_USEC "time::modified-usec" /* uint32 */

A key in the "time" namespace for getting the miliseconds of the time the file was last modified. This should be used in conjunction with G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_MODIFIED. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_UINT32.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_ACCESS

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_ACCESS "time::access"               /* uint64 */

A key in the "time" namespace for getting the time the file was last accessed. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_UINT64, and contains the UNIX time since the file was last accessed.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_ACCESS_USEC

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_ACCESS_USEC "time::access-usec"     /* uint32 */

A key in the "time" namespace for getting the microseconds of the time the file was last accessed. This should be used in conjunction with G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_ACCESS. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_UINT32.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_CHANGED

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_CHANGED "time::changed"             /* uint64 */

A key in the "time" namespace for getting the time the file was last changed. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_UINT64, and contains the UNIX time since the file was last changed.

This corresponds to the traditional UNIX ctime.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_CHANGED_USEC

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_CHANGED_USEC "time::changed-usec"   /* uint32 */

A key in the "time" namespace for getting the microseconds of the time the file was last changed. This should be used in conjunction with G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_CHANGED. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_UINT32.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_CREATED

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_CREATED "time::created"             /* uint64 */

A key in the "time" namespace for getting the time the file was created. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_UINT64, and contains the UNIX time since the file was created.

This corresponds to the NTFS ctime.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_CREATED_USEC

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_CREATED_USEC "time::created-usec"   /* uint32 */

A key in the "time" namespace for getting the microseconds of the time the file was created. This should be used in conjunction with G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_CREATED. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_UINT32.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_UNIX_DEVICE

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_UNIX_DEVICE "unix::device"               /* uint32 */

A key in the "unix" namespace for getting the device id of the device the file is located on (see stat() documentation). This attribute is only available for UNIX file systems. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_UINT32.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_UNIX_INODE

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_UNIX_INODE "unix::inode"                 /* uint64 */

A key in the "unix" namespace for getting the inode of the file. This attribute is only available for UNIX file systems. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_UINT64.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_UNIX_MODE

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_UNIX_MODE "unix::mode"                   /* uint32 */

A key in the "unix" namespace for getting the mode of the file (e.g. whether the file is a regular file, symlink, etc). See lstat() documentation. This attribute is only available for UNIX file systems. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_UINT32.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_UNIX_NLINK

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_UNIX_NLINK "unix::nlink"                 /* uint32 */

A key in the "unix" namespace for getting the number of hard links for a file. See lstat() documentation. This attribute is only available for UNIX file systems. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_UINT32.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_UNIX_UID

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_UNIX_UID "unix::uid"                     /* uint32 */

A key in the "unix" namespace for getting the user ID for the file. This attribute is only available for UNIX file systems. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_UINT32.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_UNIX_GID

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_UNIX_GID "unix::gid"                     /* uint32 */

A key in the "unix" namespace for getting the group ID for the file. This attribute is only available for UNIX file systems. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_UINT32.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_UNIX_RDEV

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_UNIX_RDEV "unix::rdev"                   /* uint32 */

A key in the "unix" namespace for getting the device ID for the file (if it is a special file). See lstat() documentation. This attribute is only available for UNIX file systems. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_UINT32.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_UNIX_BLOCK_SIZE

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_UNIX_BLOCK_SIZE "unix::block-size"       /* uint32 */

A key in the "unix" namespace for getting the block size for the file system. This attribute is only available for UNIX file systems. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_UINT32.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_UNIX_BLOCKS

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_UNIX_BLOCKS "unix::blocks"               /* uint64 */

A key in the "unix" namespace for getting the number of blocks allocated for the file. This attribute is only available for UNIX file systems. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_UINT64.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_UNIX_IS_MOUNTPOINT

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_UNIX_IS_MOUNTPOINT "unix::is-mountpoint" /* boolean */

A key in the "unix" namespace for checking if the file represents a UNIX mount point. This attribute is TRUE if the file is a UNIX mount point. This attribute is only available for UNIX file systems. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_BOOLEAN.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DOS_IS_ARCHIVE

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DOS_IS_ARCHIVE "dos::is-archive"         /* boolean */

A key in the "dos" namespace for checking if the file's archive flag is set. This attribute is TRUE if the archive flag is set. This attribute is only available for DOS file systems. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_BOOLEAN.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DOS_IS_SYSTEM

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DOS_IS_SYSTEM "dos::is-system"           /* boolean */

A key in the "dos" namespace for checking if the file's backup flag is set. This attribute is TRUE if the backup flag is set. This attribute is only available for DOS file systems. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_BOOLEAN.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_OWNER_USER

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_OWNER_USER "owner::user"                 /* string */

A key in the "owner" namespace for getting the user name of the file's owner. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_STRING.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_OWNER_USER_REAL

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_OWNER_USER_REAL "owner::user-real"       /* string */

A key in the "owner" namespace for getting the real name of the user that owns the file. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_STRING.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_OWNER_GROUP

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_OWNER_GROUP "owner::group"               /* string */

A key in the "owner" namespace for getting the file owner's group. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_STRING.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_THUMBNAIL_PATH

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_THUMBNAIL_PATH "thumbnail::path"         /* bytestring */

A key in the "thumbnail" namespace for getting the path to the thumbnail image. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_BYTE_STRING.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_THUMBNAILING_FAILED

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_THUMBNAILING_FAILED "thumbnail::failed"         /* boolean */

A key in the "thumbnail" namespace for checking if thumbnailing failed. This attribute is TRUE if thumbnailing failed. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_BOOLEAN.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_THUMBNAIL_IS_VALID

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_THUMBNAIL_IS_VALID "thumbnail::is-valid"        /* boolean */

A key in the "thumbnail" namespace for checking whether the thumbnail is outdated. This attribute is TRUE if the thumbnail is up-to-date with the file it represents, and FALSE if the file has been modified since the thumbnail was generated.

If G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_THUMBNAILING_FAILED is TRUE and this attribute is FALSE, it indicates that thumbnailing may be attempted again and may succeed.

Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_BOOLEAN.

Since: 2.40


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_PREVIEW_ICON

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_PREVIEW_ICON "preview::icon"         /* object (GIcon) */

A key in the "preview" namespace for getting a GIcon that can be used to get preview of the file. For example, it may be a low resolution thumbnail without metadata. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_OBJECT. The value for this key should contain a GIcon.

Since: 2.20


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_FILESYSTEM_SIZE

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_FILESYSTEM_SIZE "filesystem::size"                       /* uint64 */

A key in the "filesystem" namespace for getting the total size (in bytes) of the file system, used in g_file_query_filesystem_info(). Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_UINT64.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_FILESYSTEM_FREE

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_FILESYSTEM_FREE "filesystem::free"                       /* uint64 */

A key in the "filesystem" namespace for getting the number of bytes of free space left on the file system. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_UINT64.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_FILESYSTEM_USED

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_FILESYSTEM_USED "filesystem::used"                       /* uint64 */

A key in the "filesystem" namespace for getting the number of bytes of used on the file system. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_UINT64.

Since: 2.32


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_FILESYSTEM_TYPE

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_FILESYSTEM_TYPE "filesystem::type"                       /* string */

A key in the "filesystem" namespace for getting the file system's type. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_STRING.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_FILESYSTEM_READONLY

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_FILESYSTEM_READONLY "filesystem::readonly"               /* boolean */

A key in the "filesystem" namespace for checking if the file system is read only. Is set to TRUE if the file system is read only. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_BOOLEAN.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_GVFS_BACKEND

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_GVFS_BACKEND "gvfs::backend"             /* string */

A key in the "gvfs" namespace that gets the name of the current GVFS backend in use. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_STRING.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_SELINUX_CONTEXT

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_SELINUX_CONTEXT "selinux::context"       /* string */

A key in the "selinux" namespace for getting the file's SELinux context. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_STRING. Note that this attribute is only available if GLib has been built with SELinux support.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TRASH_ITEM_COUNT

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TRASH_ITEM_COUNT "trash::item-count"     /* uint32 */

A key in the "trash" namespace. When requested against "trash:///" returns the number of (toplevel) items in the trash folder. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_UINT32.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TRASH_DELETION_DATE

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TRASH_DELETION_DATE "trash::deletion-date"  /* string */

A key in the "trash" namespace. When requested against items in "trash:///", will return the date and time when the file was trashed. The format of the returned string is YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_STRING.

Since: 2.24


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TRASH_ORIG_PATH

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TRASH_ORIG_PATH "trash::orig-path"     /* byte string */

A key in the "trash" namespace. When requested against items in "trash:///", will return the original path to the file before it was trashed. Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_BYTE_STRING.

Since: 2.24


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_FILESYSTEM_USE_PREVIEW

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_FILESYSTEM_USE_PREVIEW "filesystem::use-preview"        /* uint32 (GFilesystemPreviewType) */

A key in the "filesystem" namespace for hinting a file manager application whether it should preview (e.g. thumbnail) files on the file system. The value for this key contain a GFilesystemPreviewType.


G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_DESCRIPTION

#define G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_DESCRIPTION "standard::description"        /* string */

A key in the "standard" namespace for getting the description of the file. The description is a utf8 string that describes the file, generally containing the filename, but can also contain furter information. Example descriptions could be "filename (on hostname)" for a remote file or "filename (in trash)" for a file in the trash. This is useful for instance as the window title when displaying a directory or for a bookmarks menu.

Corresponding GFileAttributeType is G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_STRING.

See Also

GFile, GFileAttribute