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gvfs-info

displays file information using GVFS

TLDR

Show file information
$ gvfs-info [file]
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Show remote file info
$ gvfs-info smb://server/share/file
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Show specific attribute
$ gvfs-info -a [standard::size] [file]
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Show filesystem info
$ gvfs-info -f [file]
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SYNOPSIS

gvfs-info [options] location

DESCRIPTION

gvfs-info displays file information using GVFS. It shows attributes like size, type, permissions, and custom metadata for local and remote files.The tool accesses files through GVFS backends, providing unified information across different protocols like SMB, FTP, and local filesystems.

PARAMETERS

LOCATION

File path or URI.
-a, --attributes ATTR
Show specific attributes.
-f, --filesystem
Show filesystem info.
-n, --nofollow-symlinks
Don't follow symlinks.
-w, --query-writable
Show writable attributes.
--help
Display help information.

CAVEATS

Deprecated since GNOME 3.22 in favor of gio info. Requires the GVFS daemon to be running. Only available on systems with the GNOME/GLib stack.

SEE ALSO

gio(1), stat(1), file(1)

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