C Library Functions                              libgnomevfs-2(3)



NAME
     libgnomevfs-2 - GNOME Virtual File System

DESCRIPTION
     GnomeVFS is obsolete.  It has been superseded by libgio-2.0.
     See libgio-2.0(3).

     GnomeVFS is a filesystem  abstraction  library  which  gives
     applications  plugable  transparent  access  to a variety of
     "real" filesystems, from WebDAV to digital cameras,  to  the
     local  filesystem.  It  also contains a number of other con-
     venient file utilities such as a comprehensive MIME database
     /  Application  registry, and a copy engine. Use of GnomeVFS
     also ensures that an application or component will be usable
     by  Nautilus or other GnomeVFS applications for handling the
     display of data from various URIs.

     Besides providing transparent access to  data  methods  that
     you  might  otherwise have to implement, GnomeVFS provides a
     number of convenient libraries for processing URIs,  detect-
     ing  the  MIME type of files, and identifying which applica-
     tions or components to launch to view a file or what icon to
     use.  Writing  a  GnomeVFS module may also be an appropriate
     solution to some data  access  problems  as  it  allows  the
     developer  to  implement  a relatively small number of func-
     tions to gain general filesystem semantics.

     To access  the  API  documentation,  you  must  install  the
     developer version of the package.

FILES
     The following files are used by this application:

     /usr/lib/libgnomevfs-2.so

         GNOME Virtual File System shared library



     /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/gnome-vfs-2.0

         Location of developer documentation



ATRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:







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C Library Functions                              libgnomevfs-2(3)



     
           ATRIBUTE TYPE               ATRIBUTE VALUE       
    
     Availability                 SUNWgnome-vfs               
    
     Interface stability          Obsolete Volatile           
    


SEE ALSO
     gnomevfs-cat(1),     gnomevfs-copy(1),     gnomevfs-info(1),
     gnomevfs-ls(1),   gnomevfs-mkdir(1),   nautilus(1),  libgio-
     2.0(3), gnome-vfs-mime-magic(4),  gnome-vfs.applications(4),
     gnome-vfs.keys(4),  gnome-vfs.mime(4), attributes(5), gnome-
     interfaces(5)

NOTES
     Written by Brian Cameron, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2003, 2004,
     2006, 2008.




































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