gvfs-info
TLDR
Show file information
$ gvfs-info [file]
Show remote file info$ gvfs-info smb://server/share/file
Show specific attribute$ gvfs-info -a [standard::size] [file]
Show filesystem info$ gvfs-info -f [file]
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.
gvfs-info shows file attributes via GVFS.
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 in favor of gio info. GNOME dependencies. Requires running GVFS daemon.
HISTORY
gvfs-info was developed as part of GVFS for GNOME, now largely replaced by the gio command.
