filesystem object

The Inspector for Mac systems recursively finds all applications (bundles) and executables under the /Applications directory, as well as all of those under the Applications directories of all local users of the machine.

This Inspector was replaced by another Inspector returning an application type. You find the currently supported Inspector in application : application.

This Inspector was replaced by another Inspector returning an application type.

Recursively finds executables in the supplied folder, returning a list of "application" objects, which are basically filesystem_objects.Example: applications of folder "/Users/fizzle/bin" - Returns a list of applications in the specified directory, such as /Users/fizzle/bin/p4, /Users/fizzle/bin/mylocaltool.

This Inspector was replaced by another Inspector returning an application type.

Returns the filesystem objects matching the item wildcard string of the given folder. Macintosh 'items' are analogous to files and folders on other systems. A wildcard string uses an asterisk to stand for any number of characters (incuding zero), and a question mark to stand for exactly one character. Thus A??.txt would match All.txt and AXE.txt but not all.txt or a.txt.

Returns a filesystem object with the specified item name. The Macintosh has two different path types it can output. HFS (Hierarchical File System) was an OS9 format where the path separator was ':' and there were multiple roots (each volume). POSIX has superseded HFS and is single rooted with '/' as a separator. All of the Macintosh inspectors that are not otherwise specified default to the POSIX version.

Returns a filesystem object with the given wildcard name from the specified folder, using HFS format. A wildcard string uses an asterisk to stand for any number of characters (incuding zero), and a question mark to stand for exactly one character. Thus A??.txt would match All.txt and AXE.txt but not all.txt or a.txt.

Returns a filesystem object with the given name, either a file or a folder.

Returns the named item (file or folder) from the specified folder.

Returns a list of items (files/folders) ending in "xxxx". Typically used to identify a dotted extension. Equivalent to a wildcard search for "*xxxx".

Returns a list of the items (file or folder) in the specified folder.Example: names of items of applications folder - Returns a list of applications, such as DS_Store, .localized, AddressBook.app, AppleScript, Calculator.app, Chess.app, DVD Player.app, etc....

Returns a filesystem object with the given name, either a file or a folder, using POSIX formatting.

Returns a filesystem object with the given relative item name from the specified folder, using POSIX format.

This inspector returns the applications available to the Client. On Windows systems, this inspector returns all the application objects defined under the 'App Paths' key of the registry. On a Macintosh, it recursively finds all applications (bundles) and executables under the /Applications directory, as well as all of those under the Applications directories of all local users of the machine. It returns a <filesystem object>. This inspector is the same as application, and is included for compatibility with Windows.

Returns a filesystem object with the given relative item name from the specified folder, using POSIX format.

When the filesystem object (file or folder) was last accessed. Some file systems maintain this property.

Returns all ancestor folders (recursive parent folders) of the given filesystem object.

Returns True if the Archive bit is turned on for the specified file or folder (filesystem object). This bit is often used by backup software.

The date of the last backup of the specified filesystem object (such as a file or folder). This corresponds to what is shown in the "Get Info" box for this object.

Returns the location of the specified file or folder as a binary_string.

Returns the name of the specified file or folder as a binary_string.

Returns the pathname of the specified file or folder as a binary_string.

Returns the version of the filesystem object corresponding to the CFBundleVersion string, as distinct from the CFBundleShortVersionString.

Returns the last time the specified filesystem object was changed by either writing it or setting its inode information.

Returns True if the file or folder (filesystem object) has been compressed.

The date and time of creation of the specified file or folder. This corresponds to what is shown in the "Get Info" box.Example: creation time of file "System" of System Folder > time "3 jan 1998 00:00+0000" - Returns True if the creation time of the system file is newer than the specified date.

Returns the device file indicated by the specified filesystem object.

Returns the drive associated with the specified file or folder (filesystem object).

Returns the FIFO file (named pipe) described by the specified filesytem object.

Returns the group ID of the given filesystem object.

Returns True if the group execute flag is set for the given filesystem object.

Returns the group permission mask of the given filesystem object.

Returns the group name of the given filesystem object.

Returns True if the group read flag is set for the given filesystem object.

Returns True if the group write flag is set for the given filesystem object.

No documentation exists.

Returns the path to a filesystem object in HFS terms (colons as delimiters).

Returns True if the file or folder (filesystem object) is marked as hidden.

Returns an integer corresponding to the number of hard links attached to the specified filesystem object.

No documentation exists.

Returns the name of the directory in which the file or folder is located.

Returns the permissions mode for the given filesystem object.

Returns the date and time of latest modification of the file.

Returns the name of the file or folder.

Returns True if the file or folder (filesystem object) is 'normal'.

Returns True if the file or folder (the filesystem object) is marked as 'offline'.

Returns True if others have execute permissions on the given filesystem object.

Returns the other mask as a 3-bit integer corresponding to rwx permissions for the specified filesystem object.

Returns True if others have read permissions on the given filesystem object.

Returns True if others have write permissions on the given filesystem object.

The folder containing the specified file or folder.

Returns the full pathname of the specified file or folder as a string.

The POSIX file path for the file or folder.

Returns True if the file or folder (the filesystem object) is marked as read-only.

Returns True if the setgid bit is set for the specified filesystem object.

Returns True if the setuid bit is set for the specified filesystem object.

No documentation exists.

A named property. A file in the same folder as the specified file object.

A named property. A folder in the same folder as the specified file object.

The named sibling of a filesystem object (file, folder).

Returns the socket file(s) indicated by the supplied filesystem object.

Returns a symlink from the specified filesystem object.

Returns True if the file or folder (the filesystem object) is marked as a system folder.

Returns True if the file or folder (the filesystem object) is marked as a temporary folder.

The user ID of the user who owns this filesystem object.

Returns True if the owner has execute permissions on the given filesystem object.

Returns an integer representing the owner permissions on the specified filesystem object.

Returns the owner name of the specified filesystem object.

Returns the owner read permissions for the specified filesystem object.

Returns the owner write permissions for the specified filesystem object.

This returns the version information from "vers" resource 1 of the file. It is usually present in applications, and may exist in data files as well. It corresponds to what appears in the "Get Info" box for the specified filesystem object.

Returns a device file or nothing (if the filesystem object specified is not a device file).

Returns a FIFO file or nothing (if the filesystem object specified is not a FIFO file).

Returns a file or nothing (if, for example, the filesystem object was a folder).

Returns a folder or nothing.

Casts a given filesystem object as a socket file.

Casts a filesystem object as a string.

Casts a link in the form of a file into a symlink.

Compares two Macintosh file system objects.