GFileType

Indicates the file's on-disk type.

On Windows systems a file will never have %G_FILE_TYPE_SYMBOLIC_LINK type; use #GFileInfo and %G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_IS_SYMLINK to determine whether a file is a symlink or not. This is due to the fact that NTFS does not have a single filesystem object type for symbolic links - it has files that symlink to files, and directories that symlink to directories. #GFileType enumeration cannot precisely represent this important distinction, which is why all Windows symlinks will continue to be reported as %G_FILE_TYPE_REGULAR or %G_FILE_TYPE_DIRECTORY.

Values

ValueMeaning
UNKNOWN0

File's type is unknown.

REGULAR1

File handle represents a regular file.

DIRECTORY2

File handle represents a directory.

SPECIAL4

File is a "special" file, such as a socket, fifo, block device, or character device.

SHORTCUT5

File is a shortcut (Windows systems).

MOUNTABLE6

File is a mountable location.

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