gnome_vfs_format_file_size_for_display ()

char*       gnome_vfs_format_file_size_for_display
                                            (GnomeVFSFileSize size);

Formats the file size passed in bytes in a way that is easy for the user to read. Gives the size in bytes, kilobytes, megabytes or gigabytes, choosing whatever is appropriate.

gnome_vfs_escape_string ()

char*       gnome_vfs_escape_string         (const char *string);

Escapes string, replacing any and all special characters with equivalent escape sequences.

gnome_vfs_escape_path_string ()

char*       gnome_vfs_escape_path_string    (const char *path);

Escapes path, replacing only special characters that would not be found in paths (so '/', '&', '=', and '?' will not be escaped by this function).

gnome_vfs_escape_host_and_path_string ()

char*       gnome_vfs_escape_host_and_path_string
                                            (const char *path);

Escapes path, replacing only special characters that would not be found in paths or host name (so '/', '&', '=', ':', '@' and '?' will not be escaped by this function).

gnome_vfs_escape_slashes ()

char*       gnome_vfs_escape_slashes        (const char *string);

Escapes only '/' and '%' characters in string, replacing them with their escape sequence equivalents.

gnome_vfs_escape_set ()

char*       gnome_vfs_escape_set            (const char *string,
                                             const char *match_set);

gnome_vfs_unescape_string ()

char*       gnome_vfs_unescape_string       (const char *escaped_string,
                                             const char *illegal_characters);

Decodes escaped characters (i.e. PERCENTxx sequences) in escaped_string. Characters are encoded in PERCENTxy form, where xy is the ASCII hex code for character 16x+y.

gnome_vfs_make_uri_canonical ()

char*       gnome_vfs_make_uri_canonical    (const char *uri);

Standarizes the format of the uri being passed, so that it can be used later in other functions that expect a canonical URI.

Since 2.2

gnome_vfs_make_path_name_canonical ()

char*       gnome_vfs_make_path_name_canonical
                                            (const char *path);

Calls _gnome_vfs_canonicalize_pathname, allocating storage for the result and providing for a cleaner memory management.

gnome_vfs_expand_initial_tilde ()

char*       gnome_vfs_expand_initial_tilde  (const char *path);

If path starts with a ~, representing the user's home directory, expand it to the actual path location.

gnome_vfs_unescape_string_for_display ()

char*       gnome_vfs_unescape_string_for_display
                                            (const char *escaped);

gnome_vfs_get_local_path_from_uri ()

char*       gnome_vfs_get_local_path_from_uri
                                            (const char *uri);

Create a local path for a file:/// URI. Do not use with URIs of other methods.

gnome_vfs_get_uri_from_local_path ()

char*       gnome_vfs_get_uri_from_local_path
                                            (const char *local_full_path);

Returns a file:/// URI for the local path local_full_path.

gnome_vfs_is_executable_command_string ()

gboolean    gnome_vfs_is_executable_command_string
                                            (const char *command_string);

Checks if command_string starts with the full path of an executable file or an executable in $PATH.

gnome_vfs_list_deep_free ()

void        gnome_vfs_list_deep_free        (GList *list);

Free list, and call g_free() on all data members.

gnome_vfs_get_volume_free_space ()

GnomeVFSResult gnome_vfs_get_volume_free_space
                                            (const GnomeVFSURI *vfs_uri,
                                             GnomeVFSFileSize *size);

Stores in size the amount of free space on a volume. This only works for local file systems with the file: scheme.

gnome_vfs_icon_path_from_filename ()

char*       gnome_vfs_icon_path_from_filename
                                            (const char *filename);

gnome_vfs_is_primary_thread ()

gboolean    gnome_vfs_is_primary_thread     (void);

Check if the current thread is the thread with the main glib event loop.

gnome_vfs_get_uri_scheme ()

char*       gnome_vfs_get_uri_scheme        (const char *uri);

Retrieve the scheme used in uri

Since 2.2

gnome_vfs_uris_match ()

gboolean    gnome_vfs_uris_match            (const char *uri_1,
                                             const char *uri_2);

Compare two URIs.

Since 2.2

GNOME_VFS_ASSERT_PRIMARY_THREAD

#define GNOME_VFS_ASSERT_PRIMARY_THREAD g_assert (gnome_vfs_is_primary_thread())

Asserts that the current thread is the thread with the main glib event loop

GNOME_VFS_ASSERT_SECONDARY_THREAD

#define GNOME_VFS_ASSERT_SECONDARY_THREAD g_assert (!gnome_vfs_is_primary_thread())

Asserts that the current thread is NOT the thread with the main glib event loop

gnome_vfs_read_entire_file ()

GnomeVFSResult gnome_vfs_read_entire_file   (const char *uri,
                                             int *file_size,
                                             char **file_contents);

Reads an entire file into memory for convenience. Beware accidentally loading large files into memory with this function.

Since 2.2