FmFileInfo: Libfm Reference Manual

## FmFileInfo FmFileInfo — File information cache for libfm. |

## Functions

#define | FM_FILE_INFO()
gboolean | fm_file_info_can_set_hidden ()
gboolean | fm_file_info_can_set_icon ()
gboolean | fm_file_info_can_set_name ()
gboolean | fm_file_info_can_thumbnail ()
time_t | fm_file_info_get_atime ()
goffset | fm_file_info_get_blocks ()
const char * | fm_file_info_get_collate_key ()
const char * | fm_file_info_get_collate_key_nocasefold ()
time_t | fm_file_info_get_ctime ()
const char * | fm_file_info_get_desc ()
dev_t | fm_file_info_get_dev ()
const char * | fm_file_info_get_disp_group ()
const char * | fm_file_info_get_disp_mtime ()
const char * | fm_file_info_get_disp_name ()
const char * | fm_file_info_get_disp_owner ()
const char * | fm_file_info_get_disp_size ()
const char * | fm_file_info_get_fs_id ()
gid_t | fm_file_info_get_gid ()
FmIcon * | fm_file_info_get_icon ()
FmMimeType * | fm_file_info_get_mime_type ()
mode_t | fm_file_info_get_mode ()
time_t | fm_file_info_get_mtime ()
const char * | fm_file_info_get_name ()
FmPath * | fm_file_info_get_path ()
goffset | fm_file_info_get_size ()
const char * | fm_file_info_get_target ()
uid_t | fm_file_info_get_uid ()
gboolean | fm_file_info_is_accessible ()
gboolean | fm_file_info_is_backup ()
gboolean | fm_file_info_is_desktop_entry ()
gboolean | fm_file_info_is_dir ()
gboolean | fm_file_info_is_executable_type ()
gboolean | fm_file_info_is_hidden ()
gboolean | fm_file_info_is_image ()
gboolean | fm_file_info_is_mountable ()
gboolean | fm_file_info_is_native ()
gboolean | fm_file_info_is_shortcut ()
gboolean | fm_file_info_is_symlink ()
gboolean | fm_file_info_is_text ()
gboolean | fm_file_info_is_unknown_type ()
gboolean | fm_file_info_is_writable_directory ()
gboolean | fm_file_info_list_is_same_fs ()
gboolean | fm_file_info_list_is_same_type ()
FmFileInfoList * | fm_file_info_list_new ()
FmFileInfo * | fm_file_info_new ()
FmFileInfo * | fm_file_info_new_from_g_file_data ()
FmFileInfo * | fm_file_info_new_from_gfileinfo ()
FmFileInfo * | fm_file_info_new_from_menu_cache_item ()
FmFileInfo * | fm_file_info_new_from_native_file ()
FmFileInfo * | fm_file_info_ref ()
void | fm_file_info_set_disp_name ()
void | fm_file_info_set_from_g_file_data ()
void | fm_file_info_set_from_gfileinfo ()
void | fm_file_info_set_from_menu_cache_item ()
gboolean | fm_file_info_set_from_native_file ()
void | fm_file_info_set_icon ()
void | fm_file_info_set_path ()
void | fm_file_info_unref ()
void | fm_file_info_update ()

## Types and Values

| FmFileInfo

## Description

`include` : libfm/fm.h

## Functions

### FM_FILE_INFO()

    #define FM_FILE_INFO(ptr)    ((FmFileInfo*)ptr)

### fm_file_info_can_set_hidden ()

    gboolean
    fm_file_info_can_set_hidden (FmFileInfo *fi);

Checks if file system supports "hidden" attribute change for `fi` . Returned value `TRUE` is just a potential possibility, the attribute still may be unable to change due to access reasons for example.

#### Parameters

fi | a FmFileInfo to inspect |

#### Returns

`TRUE` if change is supported for `fi` .

Since: 1.2.0

### fm_file_info_can_set_icon ()

    gboolean
    fm_file_info_can_set_icon (FmFileInfo *fi);

Checks if file system supports icon change for `fi` . Returned value `TRUE` is just a potential possibility, icon still may be unable to change due to access reasons for example.

#### Parameters

fi | a FmFileInfo to inspect |

#### Returns

`TRUE` if change is supported for `fi` .

Since: 1.2.0

### fm_file_info_can_set_name ()

    gboolean
    fm_file_info_can_set_name (FmFileInfo *fi);

Checks if file system supports name change for `fi` . Returned value `TRUE` is just a potential possibility, name still may be unable to change due to access reasons for example.

#### Parameters

fi | a FmFileInfo to inspect |

#### Returns

`TRUE` if change is supported for `fi` .

Since: 1.2.0

### fm_file_info_can_thumbnail ()

    gboolean
    fm_file_info_can_thumbnail (FmFileInfo *fi);

### fm_file_info_get_atime ()

    time_t
    fm_file_info_get_atime (FmFileInfo *fi);

#### Parameters

fi | A FmFileInfo struct |

#### Returns

file access time.

### fm_file_info_get_blocks ()

    goffset
    fm_file_info_get_blocks (FmFileInfo *fi);

#### Parameters

fi | A FmFileInfo struct |

#### Returns

how many filesystem blocks used by the file.

### fm_file_info_get_collate_key ()

    const char *
    fm_file_info_get_collate_key (FmFileInfo *fi);

Get the collate key used for locale-dependent filename sorting. The keys of different files can be compared with `strcmp()` directly.

This API is not thread-safe and should be used only in default context.

#### Parameters

fi | A FmFileInfo struct |

#### Returns

a const string owned by FmFileInfo which should not be freed.

### fm_file_info_get_collate_key_nocasefold ()

    const char *
    fm_file_info_get_collate_key_nocasefold
                                   (FmFileInfo *fi);

Get the collate key used for locale-dependent filename sorting but in case-sensitive manner. The keys of different files can be compared with `strcmp()` directly. Returned data are owned by FmFileInfo and should be not freed by caller.

This API is not thread-safe and should be used only in default context.

See also: `fm_file_info_get_collate_key()`.

#### Parameters

fi | a FmFileInfo struct |

#### Returns

collate string.

Since: 1.0.2

### fm_file_info_get_ctime ()

    time_t
    fm_file_info_get_ctime (FmFileInfo *fi);

Retrieves time when access right were changed last time for file `fi` .

#### Parameters

fi | a file info to inspect |

#### Returns

file access change time.

Since: 1.2.0

### fm_file_info_get_desc ()

    const char *
    fm_file_info_get_desc (FmFileInfo *fi);

Get a human-readable description for the file.

This API is not thread-safe and should be used only in default context.

#### Parameters

fi | A FmFileInfo struct |

#### Returns

a const string owned by FmFileInfo which should not be freed.

### fm_file_info_get_dev ()

    dev_t
    fm_file_info_get_dev (FmFileInfo *fi);

Get the filesystem device id (POSIX dev_t) This is only applicable when the file is native. e.g. `fm_file_info_is_native()` returns TRUE.

#### Parameters

fi | A FmFileInfo struct |

#### Returns

device id (POSIX dev_t, st_dev member of struct stat).

### fm_file_info_get_disp_group ()

    const char *
    fm_file_info_get_disp_group (FmFileInfo *fi);

Retrieves human-readable string value for group of `fi` . Returned value is either group name or numeric string if grop has no entry in the /etc/group file. Returned value is owned by `fi` and should be not altered by caller.

#### Parameters

fi | file info to inspect |

#### Returns

string value for file group.

[transfer none]

Since: 1.2.0

### fm_file_info_get_disp_mtime ()

    const char *
    fm_file_info_get_disp_mtime (FmFileInfo *fi);

Get a human-readable string for showing file modification time in the UI.

This API is not thread-safe and should be used only in default context.

#### Parameters

fi | A FmFileInfo struct |

#### Returns

a const string owned by FmFileInfo which should not be freed.

### fm_file_info_get_disp_name ()

    const char *
    fm_file_info_get_disp_name (FmFileInfo *fi);

Get the display name used to show the file in the file manager UI. The display name is guaranteed to be UTF-8 and may be different from the real file name on the filesystem.

This API is not thread-safe and should be used only in default context.

#### Parameters

fi | A FmFileInfo struct |

#### Returns

a const strin owned by FmFileInfo which should not be freed.

### fm_file_info_get_disp_owner ()

    const char *
    fm_file_info_get_disp_owner (FmFileInfo *fi);

Retrieves human-readable string value for owner of `fi` . Returned value is either owner login name or numeric string if owner has no entry in /etc/passwd file. Returned value is owned by `fi` and should be not altered by caller.

#### Parameters

fi | file info to inspect |

#### Returns

string value for owner.

[transfer none]

Since: 1.2.0

### fm_file_info_get_disp_size ()

    const char *
    fm_file_info_get_disp_size (FmFileInfo *fi);

Get the size of the file as a human-readable string. It's convinient for show the file size to the user.

This API is not thread-safe and should be used only in default context.

#### Parameters

fi | A FmFileInfo struct |

#### Returns

a const string owned by FmFileInfo which should not be freed. (non-NULL)

### fm_file_info_get_fs_id ()

    const char *
    fm_file_info_get_fs_id (FmFileInfo *fi);

Get the filesystem id string This is only applicable when the file is on a remote filesystem. e.g. `fm_file_info_is_native()` returns FALSE.

This API is not thread-safe and should be used only in default context.

#### Parameters

fi | A FmFileInfo struct |

#### Returns

a const string owned by FmFileInfo which should not be freed.

### fm_file_info_get_gid ()

    gid_t
    fm_file_info_get_gid (FmFileInfo *fi);

#### Parameters

fi | A FmFileInfo struct |

#### Returns

group id (gid) of the file owner.

### fm_file_info_get_icon ()

    FmIcon *
    fm_file_info_get_icon (FmFileInfo *fi);

Get the icon used to show the file in the file manager.

This API is not thread-safe and should be used only in default context.

#### Parameters

fi | A FmFileInfo struct |

#### Returns

a FmIcon struct. The returned FmIcon struct is owned by FmFileInfo and should not be freed. If you need to keep it, use `g_object_ref()` to obtain a reference.

### fm_file_info_get_mime_type ()

    FmMimeType *
    fm_file_info_get_mime_type (FmFileInfo *fi);

Get the mime-type of the file.

This API is not thread-safe and should be used only in default context.

#### Parameters

fi | A FmFileInfo struct |

#### Returns

a FmMimeType struct owned by FmFileInfo which should not be freed. If you need to keep it, use `fm_mime_type_ref()` to obtain a reference.

### fm_file_info_get_mode ()

    mode_t
    fm_file_info_get_mode (FmFileInfo *fi);

Get the mode of the file. For detail about the meaning of mode, see manpage of `stat()` and the st_mode struct field.

#### Parameters

fi | A FmFileInfo struct |

#### Returns

mode_t value of the file as defined in POSIX struct stat.

### fm_file_info_get_mtime ()

    time_t
    fm_file_info_get_mtime (FmFileInfo *fi);

#### Parameters

fi | A FmFileInfo struct |

#### Returns

file modification time.

### fm_file_info_get_name ()

    const char *
    fm_file_info_get_name (FmFileInfo *fi);

Get the base name of the file in filesystem encoding.

#### Parameters

fi | A FmFileInfo struct |

#### Returns

a const string owned by FmFileInfo which should not be freed.

### fm_file_info_get_path ()

    FmPath *
    fm_file_info_get_path (FmFileInfo *fi);

Get the path of the file

#### Parameters

fi | A FmFileInfo struct |

#### Returns

a FmPath struct. The returned FmPath struct is owned by FmFileInfo and should not be freed. If you need to keep it, use `fm_path_ref()` to obtain a reference.

### fm_file_info_get_size ()

    goffset
    fm_file_info_get_size (FmFileInfo *fi);

#### Parameters

fi | A FmFileInfo struct |

#### Returns

the size of the file in bytes.

### fm_file_info_get_target ()

    const char *
    fm_file_info_get_target (FmFileInfo *fi);

Get the target of a symlink or a shortcut.

This API is not thread-safe and should be used only in default context.

#### Parameters

fi | A FmFileInfo struct |

#### Returns

a const string owned by FmFileInfo which should not be freed. NULL if the file is not a symlink or shortcut.

### fm_file_info_get_uid ()

    uid_t
    fm_file_info_get_uid (FmFileInfo *fi);

#### Parameters

fi | A FmFileInfo struct |

#### Returns

user id (uid) of the file owner.

### fm_file_info_is_accessible ()

    gboolean
    fm_file_info_is_accessible (FmFileInfo *fi);

Checks if the user has read access to file or directory `fi` .

#### Parameters

fi | a file info descriptor |

#### Returns

`TRUE` if `fi` is accessible for user.

Since: 1.0.1

### fm_file_info_is_backup ()

    gboolean
    fm_file_info_is_backup (FmFileInfo *fi);

Checks if file is backup. Native files are considered backup if they have ~ suffix.

#### Parameters

fi | A FmFileInfo struct |

#### Returns

`TRUE` if the file is a backup file.

Since: 1.2.0

### fm_file_info_is_desktop_entry ()

    gboolean
    fm_file_info_is_desktop_entry (FmFileInfo *fi);

### fm_file_info_is_dir ()

    gboolean
    fm_file_info_is_dir (FmFileInfo *fi);

### fm_file_info_is_executable_type ()

    gboolean
    fm_file_info_is_executable_type (FmFileInfo *fi);

### fm_file_info_is_hidden ()

    gboolean
    fm_file_info_is_hidden (FmFileInfo *fi);

### fm_file_info_is_image ()

    gboolean
    fm_file_info_is_image (FmFileInfo *fi);

### fm_file_info_is_mountable ()

    gboolean
    fm_file_info_is_mountable (FmFileInfo *fi);

Checks if `fi` is "inode/mount-point" type.

#### Parameters

fi | file info to inspect |

#### Returns

`TRUE` if `fi` is mountable type.

### fm_file_info_is_native ()

    gboolean
    fm_file_info_is_native (FmFileInfo *fi);

### fm_file_info_is_shortcut ()

    gboolean
    fm_file_info_is_shortcut (FmFileInfo *fi);

### fm_file_info_is_symlink ()

    gboolean
    fm_file_info_is_symlink (FmFileInfo *fi);

### fm_file_info_is_text ()

    gboolean
    fm_file_info_is_text (FmFileInfo *fi);

### fm_file_info_is_unknown_type ()

    gboolean
    fm_file_info_is_unknown_type (FmFileInfo *fi);

### fm_file_info_is_writable_directory ()

    gboolean
    fm_file_info_is_writable_directory (FmFileInfo *fi);

Checks if directory `fi` lies on writable file system. Returned value `TRUE` is just a potential possibility, it may still not allow write due to access reasons for example.

#### Parameters

fi | a FmFileInfo to inspect |

#### Returns

`TRUE` if `fi` may be writable.

Since: 1.2.0

### fm_file_info_list_is_same_fs ()

    gboolean
    fm_file_info_list_is_same_fs (FmFileInfoList *list);

Checks if all files in the list are on the same file system.

#### Parameters

list | a FmFileInfoList |

#### Returns

`TRUE` if all files in the list are on the same fs.

### fm_file_info_list_is_same_type ()

    gboolean
    fm_file_info_list_is_same_type (FmFileInfoList *list);

Checks if all files in the list are of the same type.

#### Parameters

list | a FmFileInfoList |

#### Returns

`TRUE` if all files in the list are of the same type

### fm_file_info_list_new ()

    FmFileInfoList *
    fm_file_info_list_new ();

Creates a new FmFileInfoList.

#### Returns

new FmFileInfoList object.

### fm_file_info_new ()

    FmFileInfo *
    fm_file_info_new ();

#### Returns

a new FmFileInfo struct which needs to be freed with `fm_file_info_unref()` when it's no more needed.

### fm_file_info_new_from_g_file_data ()

    FmFileInfo *
    fm_file_info_new_from_g_file_data (GFile *gf,
                                       GFileInfo *inf,
                                       FmPath *path);

Creates a new FmFileInfo for file pointed by `path` and `gf` based on information stored in the `inf` . Returned data should be freed with `fm_file_info_unref()` when no longer needed.

#### Parameters

gf | a GFile of a file |
inf | a GFileInfo object |
path | a FmPath of a file. | [allow-none]

#### Returns

a new FmFileInfo struct.

[transfer full]

Since: 1.2.0

### fm_file_info_new_from_gfileinfo ()

    FmFileInfo *
    fm_file_info_new_from_gfileinfo (FmPath *path,
                                     GFileInfo *inf);

`fm_file_info_new_from_gfileinfo` has been deprecated since version 1.2.0 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use `fm_file_info_new_from_g_file_data()` instead.

Create a new FmFileInfo for file pointed by `path` based on information stored in the GFileInfo object.

#### Parameters

path | FmPath of a file |
inf | a GFileInfo object |

#### Returns

A new FmFileInfo struct which should be freed with `fm_file_info_unref()` when no longer needed.

### fm_file_info_new_from_menu_cache_item ()

    FmFileInfo *
    fm_file_info_new_from_menu_cache_item (FmPath *path,
                                           struct _MenuCacheItem *item);

Creates a new FmFileInfo for a file by `path` and fills it with info from a menu cache `item` . Returned data should be freed with `fm_file_info_unref()` when no longer needed.

#### Parameters

path | a file path |
item | a menu cache item |

#### Returns

a new FmFileInfo struct.

[transfer full]

Since: 0.1.1

### fm_file_info_new_from_native_file ()

    FmFileInfo *
    fm_file_info_new_from_native_file (FmPath *path,
                                       const char *path_str,
                                       GError **err);

Create a new FmFileInfo for file pointed by `path` . Returned data should be freed with `fm_file_info_unref()` after usage.

#### Parameters

path | path descriptor. | [allow-none]
path_str | full path to the file |
err | pointer to receive error. | [allow-none][out]

#### Returns

new file info or `NULL` in case of error.

[transfer full]

Since: 1.2.0

### fm_file_info_ref ()

    FmFileInfo *
    fm_file_info_ref (FmFileInfo *fi);

Increase reference count of the FmFileInfo struct.

#### Parameters

fi | A FmFileInfo struct |

#### Returns

the FmFileInfo struct itself

### fm_file_info_set_disp_name ()

    void
    fm_file_info_set_disp_name (FmFileInfo *fi,
                                const char *name);

Set the display name used to show the file in the file manager UI. If NULL is passed for `name` , the original display will be freed and the real base name will be used for display.

#### Parameters

fi | A FmFileInfo struct |
name | A UTF-8 display name. (can be NULL). |

### fm_file_info_set_from_g_file_data ()

    void
    fm_file_info_set_from_g_file_data (FmFileInfo *fi,
                                       GFile *gf,
                                       GFileInfo *inf);

Get file info from the GFile and GFileInfo objects and sets data in the FmFileInfo struct appropriately.

#### Parameters

fi | a FmFileInfo struct to update |
gf | a GFile object to inspect. | [allow-none]
inf | a GFileInfo object to inspect |

Since: 1.2.0

### fm_file_info_set_from_gfileinfo ()

    void
    fm_file_info_set_from_gfileinfo (FmFileInfo *fi,
                                     GFileInfo *inf);

`fm_file_info_set_from_gfileinfo` has been deprecated since version 1.2.0 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use `fm_file_info_set_from_g_file_data()` instead.

Get file info from the GFileInfo object and store it in the FmFileInfo struct.

#### Parameters

fi | A FmFileInfo struct |
inf | a GFileInfo object |

### fm_file_info_set_from_menu_cache_item ()

    void
    fm_file_info_set_from_menu_cache_item (FmFileInfo *fi,
                                           struct _MenuCacheItem *item);

`fm_file_info_set_from_menu_cache_item` has been deprecated since version 1.2.0 and should not be used in newly-written code.

#### Parameters

fi | a file info to update |
item | a menu cache item |

### fm_file_info_set_from_native_file ()

    gboolean
    fm_file_info_set_from_native_file (FmFileInfo *fi,
                                       const char *path,
                                       GError **err);

Get file info of the specified native file and store it in the FmFileInfo struct.

Prior to calling this function, the FmPath of FmFileInfo should have been set with `fm_file_info_set_path()`.

Note that this call does I/O and therefore can block.

#### Parameters

fi | A FmFileInfo struct |
path | full path of the file |
err | a GError** to retrive errors |

#### Returns

TRUE if no error happens.

### fm_file_info_set_icon ()

    void
    fm_file_info_set_icon (FmFileInfo *fi,
                           GIcon *icon);

Updates the icon used to show the file in the file manager UI.

#### Parameters

fi | a FmFileInfo |
icon | an icon to update |

Since: 1.2.0

### fm_file_info_set_path ()

    void
    fm_file_info_set_path (FmFileInfo *fi,
                           FmPath *path);

This API is not thread-safe and should be used only in default context.

Change the path of the FmFileInfo.

#### Parameters

fi | A FmFileInfo struct |
path | a FmPath struct |

### fm_file_info_unref ()

    void
    fm_file_info_unref (FmFileInfo *fi);

Decrease reference count of the FmFileInfo struct. When the last reference to the struct is released, the FmFileInfo struct is freed.

#### Parameters

fi | A FmFileInfo struct |

### fm_file_info_update ()

    void
    fm_file_info_update (FmFileInfo *fi,
                         FmFileInfo *src);

This API is not thread-safe and should be used only in default context.

Update the content of `fi` by copying file info stored in `src` to `fi` .

#### Parameters

fi | A FmFileInfo struct |
src | another FmFileInfo struct |

## Types and Values

### FmFileInfo

    typedef struct _FmFileInfo FmFileInfo;