## GOFile GOFile |

## Synopsis

                        GOFilePermissions;
    enum                GOFileProbeLevel;
    enum                GOFileFormatLevel;
    enum                GODotDot;
    char *              go_filename_simplify                (const char *filename,
                                                             GODotDot dotdot,
                                                             gboolean make_absolute);
    char *              go_filename_from_uri                (const char *uri);
    char *              go_filename_to_uri                  (const char *filename);
    char *              go_shell_arg_to_uri                 (const char *arg);
    char *              go_basename_from_uri                (const char *uri);
    char *              go_dirname_from_uri                 (const char *uri,
                                                             gboolean brief);
    gchar const **      go_shell_argv_to_glib_encoding      (gint argc,
                                                             gchar const **argv);
    void                go_shell_argv_to_glib_encoding_free (void);
    GsfInput *          go_file_open                        (char const *uri,
                                                             GError **err);
    GsfOutput *         go_file_create                      (char const *uri,
                                                             GError **err);
    GSList *            go_file_split_urls                  (char const *data);
    gchar *             go_file_get_owner_name              (char const *uri);
    gchar *             go_file_get_group_name              (char const *uri);
    GOFilePermissions * go_get_file_permissions             (char const *uri);
    void                go_set_file_permissions             (char const *uri,
                                                             GOFilePermissions *file_permissions);
    time_t              go_file_get_date_accessed           (char const *uri);
    time_t              go_file_get_date_modified           (char const *uri);
    time_t              go_file_get_date_changed            (char const *uri);
    gint                go_file_access                      (char const *uri,
                                                             gint mode);
    gchar *             go_get_mime_type                    (gchar const *uri);
    gchar *             go_get_mime_type_for_data           (gconstpointer data,
                                                             int data_size);
    gchar *             go_mime_type_get_description        (gchar const *mime_type);

## Description

## Details

### GOFilePermissions

    typedef struct {
    	gboolean owner_read;
    	gboolean owner_write;
    	gboolean owner_execute;

    	gboolean group_read;
    	gboolean group_write;
    	gboolean group_execute;

    	gboolean others_read;
    	gboolean others_write;
    	gboolean others_execute;
    } GOFilePermissions;

### enum GOFileProbeLevel

    typedef enum {
    	GO_FILE_PROBE_FILE_NAME, /* Test only file name, don't read file contents */
    	GO_FILE_PROBE_CONTENT, /* Read the whole file if it's necessary */
    	GO_FILE_PROBE_LAST
    } GOFileProbeLevel;

### enum GOFileFormatLevel

    typedef enum {
    	GO_FILE_FL_NONE,            /* No name assigned, won't happen */
    	GO_FILE_FL_WRITE_ONLY,      /* PostScript etc, won't be remembered */
    	GO_FILE_FL_NEW,             /* Wb just created */
    	GO_FILE_FL_MANUAL,          /* Save gets punted to save as */
    	GO_FILE_FL_MANUAL_REMEMBER, /* Ditto, but remember in history */
    	GO_FILE_FL_AUTO,            /* Save will save to this filename */
    	GO_FILE_FL_LAST
    } GOFileFormatLevel;

### enum GODotDot

    typedef enum {
    	GO_DOTDOT_SYNTACTIC,    /* Assume no symlinks.  */
    	GO_DOTDOT_TEST,         /* Check.  */
    	GO_DOTDOT_LEAVE         /* Leave alone.  */
    } GODotDot;

### go_filename_simplify ()

    char *              go_filename_simplify                (const char *filename,
                                                             GODotDot dotdot,
                                                             gboolean make_absolute);

`filename` : |
`dotdot` : |
`make_absolute` : |
Returns : |

### go_filename_from_uri ()

    char *              go_filename_from_uri                (const char *uri);

`uri` : |
Returns : |

### go_filename_to_uri ()

    char *              go_filename_to_uri                  (const char *filename);

`filename` : |
Returns : |

### go_shell_arg_to_uri ()

    char *              go_shell_arg_to_uri                 (const char *arg);

`arg` : |
Returns : |

### go_basename_from_uri ()

    char *              go_basename_from_uri                (const char *uri);

Decode the final path component. Returns as UTF-8 encoded suitable for display.

`uri` : | The uri
Returns : | a string that the caller is responsible for freeing.

### go_dirname_from_uri ()

    char *              go_dirname_from_uri                 (const char *uri,
                                                             gboolean brief);

Decode the all but the final path component. Returns as UTF-8 encoded suitable for display.

`uri` : | target
`brief` : | if TRUE, hide "file://" if present.
Returns : | dirname which the caller is responsible for freeing.

### go_shell_argv_to_glib_encoding ()

    gchar const **      go_shell_argv_to_glib_encoding      (gint argc,
                                                             gchar const **argv);

`argc` : |
`argv` : |
Returns : |

### go_shell_argv_to_glib_encoding_free ()

    void                go_shell_argv_to_glib_encoding_free (void);

### go_file_open ()

    GsfInput *          go_file_open                        (char const *uri,
                                                             GError **err);

Try all available methods to open a file or return an error

`uri` : | target uri
`err` : | GError
Returns : | non-`NULL` on success

### go_file_create ()

    GsfOutput *         go_file_create                      (char const *uri,
                                                             GError **err);

`uri` : |
`err` : |
Returns : |

### go_file_split_urls ()

    GSList *            go_file_split_urls                  (char const *data);

`data` : |
Returns : |

### go_file_get_owner_name ()

    gchar *             go_file_get_owner_name              (char const *uri);

`uri` : |
Returns : |

### go_file_get_group_name ()

    gchar *             go_file_get_group_name              (char const *uri);

`uri` : |
Returns : |

### go_get_file_permissions ()

    GOFilePermissions * go_get_file_permissions             (char const *uri);

`uri` : |
Returns : |

### go_set_file_permissions ()

    void                go_set_file_permissions             (char const *uri,
                                                             GOFilePermissions *file_permissions);

`uri` : |
`file_permissions` : |

### go_file_get_date_accessed ()

    time_t              go_file_get_date_accessed           (char const *uri);

`uri` : |
Returns : |

### go_file_get_date_modified ()

    time_t              go_file_get_date_modified           (char const *uri);

`uri` : |
Returns : |

### go_file_get_date_changed ()

    time_t              go_file_get_date_changed            (char const *uri);

`uri` : |
Returns : |

### go_file_access ()

    gint                go_file_access                      (char const *uri,
                                                             gint mode);

`uri` : |
`mode` : |
Returns : |

### go_get_mime_type ()

    gchar *             go_get_mime_type                    (gchar const *uri);

`uri` : |
Returns : |

### go_get_mime_type_for_data ()

    gchar *             go_get_mime_type_for_data           (gconstpointer data,
                                                             int data_size);

`data` : | the data.
`data_size` : | the data size
Returns : | the mime type for the data as a newly allocated string. Needs to be freed with `g_free()`.

### go_mime_type_get_description ()

    gchar *             go_mime_type_get_description        (gchar const *mime_type);

`mime_type` : | the mime type to describe.
Returns : | the description for the mime type as a newly allocated string. Needs to be freed with `g_free()`. If the description is not found, the mime type itself will be returned.