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GVFS(7) | Conventions and miscellaneous | GVFS(7) |
NAME¶
gvfs - GIO virtual file systemDESCRIPTION¶
GIO provides a VFS API to GLib applications. It includes a 'local' implementation using POSIX. gvfs provides implementations that go beyond that and allow to access files and storage using many protocols, such as ftp, http, sftp, dav, obexftp, etc. It also provides support for trash folders, for cd burning and for monitoring interesting devices and volumes on the computer. Applications use gvfs indirectly, by means of GIO loading the gvfs module that implements the GIO extension points. The gvfs support for volume monitoring is included in a separate loadable module. The actual gvfs implementation is distributed over a number of processes. None of these are expected to be started from the commandline, except for debugging purposes. Main processes:•gvfsd - the main gvfs daemon
•gvfs-fuse-daemon - mounts gvfs as a fuse
filesystem
•gvfsd-metadata - writes gvfs metadata
Volume monitors:
•gvfs-udisks2-volume-monitor - a udisks-based
volume monitor
•gvfs-afc-volume-monitor - a volume monitor for
Apple iPhone/iPod Touch devices
Mount backends:
•gvfsd-afc - mounts iPhone/iPod touch
volumes
•gvfsd-afp - mounts Apple Filing Protocol
volumes
•gvfsd-afp-browse - browses Apple Filing Protocol
volumes
•gvfsd-archive - mounts archive files in various
formats
•gvfsd-burn - provides a location for burning
CDs
•gvfsd-cdda - mounts audio CDs
•gvfsd-computer - provides computer://
•gvfsd-dav - mounts DAV filesystems
•gvfsd-dnssd - browses dnssd
•gvfsd-ftp - mounts over FTP
•gvfsd-http - mounts over HTTP
•gvfsd-localtest - a test backend
•gvfsd-network - provides network://
•gvfsd-obexftp - mounts over obexftp
•gvfsd-recent - provides recent://
•gvfsd-sftp - mounts over sftp
•gvfsd-smb - mounts Windows Shares Filesystem
volumes
•gvfsd-smb-browse - browses Windows Shares
Filesystem volumes
•gvfsd-trash - provides trash://
ENVIRONMENT¶
GIO_USE_VFSIf set, specifies the GIO vfs implementation to use.
Possible values include 'local' and 'gvfs'.
GIO_USE_VOLUME_MONITOR
If set, specifies the GIO volume monitor implementation
to use. Possible values include 'unix', 'GProxyVolumeMonitorUDisks2', as well
as other native volume monitors that are described in the key files in
$XDG_DATA_DIRS/gvfs/remote-volume-monitors.
FILES¶
$XDG_DATA_DIRS/gvfs/mountsThis directory contains key files describing mount
daemons.
$XDG_DATA_DIRS/gvfs/remote-volume-monitors
This directory contains key files describing remote
volume monitors.
SEE ALSO¶
GIO documentation[1], gvfsd(1), gvfsd-fuse(1), gvfsd-metadata(1)NOTES¶
- 1.
- GIO documentation
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