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Directory Manipulation

The File Manager provides a number of routines that allow you to manipulate directories. For example, you can create and delete directories, get information about a directory, and move and rename directories. The directory manipulation routines are listed in Table 2-2.

Table 2-4 Routines for operating on directories

FSSpec	HFS High-Level	HFS Low-Level	Description
FSpDirCreate	DirCreate	PBDirCreate	Create a directory.
FSpDelete	HDelete	PBHDelete	Delete a directory.
FSpGetFInfo	HGetFInfo	PBHGetFInfo	Get Finder information for a directory.
FSpSetFInfo	HSetFInfo	PBHSetFInfo	Set Finder information for a directory.
FSpSetFLock	HSetFLock	PBHSetFLock	Lock a directory.
FSpRstFLock	HRstFLock	PBHRstFLock	Unlock a directory.
FSpCatMove	CatMove	PBCatMove	Move a file or directory within a volume.
FSpRename	HRename	PBHRename	Rename a file or directory.
		PBGetCatInfo	Get information about a file or directory.
		PBSetCatInfo	Set information about a file or directory.

The File Manager includes a number of routines that allow you to manipulate working directories. See Table 2-2. Most applications do not need to use working directories.

Table 2-5 Routines for manipulating working directories

High-Level	Low-Level	Description
OpenWD	PBOpenWD	Open a working directory.
CloseWD	PBCloseWD	Close a working directory.
GetWDInfo	PBGetWDInfo	Get information about a working directory.