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Chapter 2 - File Manager

Using the File Manager

You can use the File Manager to manipulate files, directories, and volumes. The chapter "Introduction to File Management" in this book shows how to use the File Manager and other system software services to accomplish the most common file-related operations (that is, handling the typical File menu commands). This section shows how to accomplish a variety of other operations on files, directories, and volumes. In particular, this section shows how to

• determine the available features of the File Manager
• determine the characteristics of a particular mounted volume
• create file system specification records
• manipulate the default volume and directory
• delete files and file forks
• search a volume for files or directories matching various criteria
• construct the full pathname of a file
• determine the amount of free space on a volume
• lock and unlock byte ranges in shared files

Altogether, the code listings given in this section provide a rich source of information about using the many File Manager routines and data structures.

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Subtopics

Determining the Features of the File Manager

Creating File System Specification Records

Manipulating the Default Volume and Directory

Deleting Files and File Forks

Searching a Volume

Constructing Full Pathnames

Determining the Amount of Free Space on a Volume

Sharing Volumes and Directories

Locking and Unlocking File Ranges