load system.filesystem

This module provides tools to manage the file system informations.

• System

This enum represent a standrad path type that can be used to query a standard path to the file system.

Constant	Value	Description
Applications	8	An application location like '/usr/bin' or 'C:/Program Files'
Cache	11	A cache location like '~/.cache' or 'C:/Users/<user>/AppData/Local/Cache'
Config	16	A configuration location like '~/.config' or 'C:/Users/<user>/AppData/Loc...
Data	13	A data location like '~/???' or 'C:/Users/<user>/AppData/Roaming'
Desktop	2	A desktop location like '~/Desktop' or 'C:/Users/<user>/Desktop'
Documents	3	A document location like '~/Documents' or 'C:/Users/<user>/Documents'
Download	7	A download location like '~/Downloads' or 'C:/Users/<user>/Downloads'
Fonts	10	A font location like '/usr/share/fonts' or 'C:/Windows/Fonts'
GlobalCache	12	A global cache location like '/var/cache' or 'C:/ProgramData/???'
GlobalConfig	17	A global configuration location like '/???' or 'C:/ProgramData/???'
GlobalData	15	A global data location like '/usr/share' or 'C:/ProgramData'
Home	1	An home location like '~' or 'C:/Users/<user>'
LocalData	14	A local data location like '~/.local/share' or 'C:/Users/<user>/AppData/L...
Movies	5	A document location like '~/Movies' or 'C:/Users/<user>/Movies'
Musics	4	A music location like '~/Musics' or 'C:/Users/<user>/Musics'
Pictures	6	A picture location like '~/Pictures' or 'C:/Users/<user>/Pictures'
Root	0	The system root location like '/' or 'C:'
Temporary	9	A temporary location like '/tmp' or 'C:/Users/<user>/AppData/Local/Temp'

This class provides an interface to interact with the file system and access standard locations.

Modifiers	Member	Description
+ @ const	Separator	Native path separator: "/" under Unix and "" under Windows.
+ @ const	SeparatorPattern	Pattern used to search for a separator in a path.
+ const	findStandardPath	Returns the most significant existing path under a root that matches the gi...
+ const	findStandardPaths	Returns an array of each existing path under a root that matches the givent...
- @	g_lib	Global library handle.
+ const	getStandardPath	Returns the most significant path that matches the givent type. The type ...
+ const	getStandardPaths	Returns an array of each path that matches the givent type. The type para...
~ const	new	Internal constructor.

• System.FS

System.FileSystem ()

Global file system instance

none

Native path separator: "/" under Unix and "" under Windows.

none

Pattern used to search for a separator in a path.

def (const self, % type, path)

Returns the most significant existing path under a root that matches the givent type. The type parameter must be a value from System.StandardPath.

def (const self, % type, path)

Returns an array of each existing path under a root that matches the givent type. The type parameter must be a value from System.StandardPath.

lib ('libmint-system')

Global library handle.

def (const self, % type)

Returns the most significant path that matches the givent type. The type parameter must be a value from System.StandardPath.

def (const self, % type, path)

Returns the most significant path with a root that matches the givent type. The type parameter must be a value from System.StandardPath.

def (const self, % type)

Returns an array of each path that matches the givent type. The type parameter must be a value from System.StandardPath.

none

Internal constructor.

8

An application location like '/usr/bin' or 'C:/Program Files'

11

A cache location like '~/.cache' or 'C:/Users/<user>/AppData/Local/Cache'

16

A configuration location like '~/.config' or 'C:/Users/<user>/AppData/Local/???'

13

A data location like '~/???' or 'C:/Users/<user>/AppData/Roaming'

2

A desktop location like '~/Desktop' or 'C:/Users/<user>/Desktop'

3

A document location like '~/Documents' or 'C:/Users/<user>/Documents'

7

A download location like '~/Downloads' or 'C:/Users/<user>/Downloads'

10

A font location like '/usr/share/fonts' or 'C:/Windows/Fonts'

12

A global cache location like '/var/cache' or 'C:/ProgramData/???'

17

A global configuration location like '/???' or 'C:/ProgramData/???'

15

A global data location like '/usr/share' or 'C:/ProgramData'

1

An home location like '~' or 'C:/Users/<user>'

14

A local data location like '~/.local/share' or 'C:/Users/<user>/AppData/Local'

5

A document location like '~/Movies' or 'C:/Users/<user>/Movies'

4

A music location like '~/Musics' or 'C:/Users/<user>/Musics'

6

A picture location like '~/Pictures' or 'C:/Users/<user>/Pictures'

0

The system root location like '/' or 'C:'

9

A temporary location like '/tmp' or 'C:/Users/<user>/AppData/Local/Temp'