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/Local/???'
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/Local'
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 givent ``...
const	findStandardPaths	Returns an array of each existing path under a root that matches the givent type...
const	getStandardPath	Returns the most significant path that matches the givent type. The type para...
const	getStandardPaths	Returns an array of each path that matches the givent type. The type paramete...

Modifiers	Member	Description
const	new	Internal constructor.

Modifiers	Member	Description
@	g_lib	Global library handle.

• 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'