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6 gio - GIO commandline tool
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9 gio help [COMMAND]
10 gio version
12 gio cat LOCATION...
14 gio copy [OPTION...] SOURCE... DESTINATION
16 gio info [OPTION...] LOCATION...
18 gio launch DESKTOP-FILE [FILE-ARG...]
20 gio list [OPTION...] [LOCATION...]
22 gio mime MIMETYPE [HANDLER]
24 gio mkdir [OPTION...] LOCATION...
26 gio monitor [OPTION...] [LOCATION...]
28 gio mount [OPTION...] [LOCATION...]
30 gio move [OPTION...] SOURCE... DESTINATION
32 gio open LOCATION...
34 gio rename LOCATION NAME
36 gio remove [OPTION...] LOCATION...
38 gio save [OPTION...] DESTINATION
40 gio set [OPTION...] LOCATION ATTRIBUTE VALUE...
42 gio trash [OPTION...] [LOCATION...]
44 gio tree [OPTION...] [LOCATION...]
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48 gio is a utility that makes many of the GIO features available from the
49 commandline. In doing so, it provides commands that are similar to
50 traditional utilities, but let you use GIO locations instead of local
51 files: for example you can use something like
52 smb://server/resource/file.txt as a location.
53 Plain filenames which contain a colon will be interpreted as URIs with
55 an unknown protocol. To avoid this, prefix them with a path such as ./,
56 or with the file: protocol.
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59 help [COMMAND]
60 Displays a short synopsis of the available commands or provides
61 detailed help on a specific command.
62 version
64 Prints the GLib version to which gio belongs.
65 cat LOCATION...
67 Concatenates the given files and prints them to the standard
68 output.
69 The cat command works just like the traditional cat utility.
71 Note: just pipe through cat if you need its formatting options like
73 -n, -T or other.
74 copy [OPTION...] SOURCE... DESTINATION
76 Copies one or more files from SOURCE to DESTINATION. If more than
77 one source is specified, the destination must be a directory.
78 The copy command is similar to the traditional cp utility.
80 Options
82 -T, --no-target-directory
83 Don’t copy into DESTINATION even if it is a directory.
84 -p, --progress
86 Show progress.
87 -i, --interactive
89 Prompt for confirmation before overwriting files.
90 --preserve
92 Preserve all attributes of copied files.
93 -b, --backup
95 Create backups of existing destination files.
96 -P, --no-dereference
98 Never follow symbolic links.
99 --default-permissions
101 Use the default permissions of the current process for the
102 destination file, rather than copying the permissions of
103 the source file.
104 info [OPTION...] LOCATION...
106 Shows information about the given locations.
107 The info command is similar to the traditional ls utility.
109 Options
111 -w, --query-writable
112 List writable attributes.
113 -f, --filesystem
115 Show information about the filesystem that the given
116 locations reside on.
117 -a --attributes=ATTRIBUTES
119 The attributes to get.
120 Attributes can be specified with their GIO name, e.g.
122 standard::icon, or just by namespace, e.g. unix, or by *,
123 which matches all attributes. Several attributes or groups
124 of attributes can be specified, separated by comma.
125 By default, all attributes are listed.
127 -n, --nofollow-symlinks
129 Don’t follow symbolic links.
130 launch DESKTOP-FILE [FILE-ARG...]
132 Launch a desktop file from any location given.
133 The launch command extends the behavior of the open command by
135 allowing any desktop file to be launched, not only those registered
136 as file handlers.
137 list [OPTION...] [LOCATION...]
139 Lists the contents of the given locations. If no location is given,
140 the contents of the current directory are shown.
141 The list command is similar to the traditional ls utility.
143 Options
145 -a --attributes=ATTRIBUTES
146 The attributes to get.
147 Attributes can be specified with their GIO name, e.g.
149 standard::icon, or just by namespace, e.g. unix, or by *,
150 which matches all attributes. Several attributes or groups
151 of attributes can be specified, separated by comma.
152 By default, all attributes are listed.
154 -h, --hidden
156 Show hidden files.
157 -l, --long
159 Use a long listing format.
160 -n, --nofollow-symlinks
162 Don’t follow symbolic links.
163 -d, --print-display-names
165 Print display names.
166 -u, --print-uris
168 Print full URIs.
169 mime MIMETYPE [HANDLER]
171 If no handler is given, the mime command lists the registered and
172 recommended applications for the mimetype. If a handler is given,
173 it is set as the default handler for the mimetype.
174 Handlers must be specified by their desktop file name, including
176 the extension. Example: org.gnome.gedit.desktop.
177 mkdir [OPTION...] LOCATION...
179 Creates directories.
180 The mkdir command is similar to the traditional mkdir utility.
182 Options
184 -p, --parent
185 Create parent directories when necessary.
186 monitor [OPTION...] [LOCATION...]
188 Monitors files or directories for changes, such as creation
189 deletion, content and attribute changes, and mount and unmount
190 operations affecting the monitored locations.
191 The monitor command uses the GIO file monitoring APIs to do its
193 job. GIO has different implementations for different platforms. The
194 most common implementation on Linux uses inotify.
195 Options
197 -d, --dir=LOCATION
198 Monitor the given location as a directory. Normally, the
199 file type is used to determine whether to monitor a file or
200 directory.
201 -f, --file=LOCATION
203 Monitor the given location as a file. Normally, the file
204 type is used to determine whether to monitor a file or
205 directory.
206 -D, --direct=LOCATION
208 Monitor the file directly. This allows changes made via
209 hardlinks to be captured.
210 -s, --silent=LOCATION
212 Monitor the file directly, but don’t report changes.
213 -n, --no-moves
215 Report moves and renames as simple deleted/created events.
216 -m, --mounts
218 Watch for mount events.
219 mount [OPTION...] [LOCATION...]
221 Provides commandline access to various aspects of GIO’s mounting
222 functionality.
223 Mounting refers to the traditional concept of arranging multiple
225 file systems and devices in a single tree, rooted at /. Classical
226 mounting happens in the kernel and is controlled by the mount
227 utility. GIO expands this concept by introducing mount daemons that
228 can make file systems available to GIO applications without kernel
229 involvement.
230 GIO mounts can require authentication, and the mount command may
232 ask for user IDs, passwords, and so on, when required.
233 Options
235 -m, --mountable
236 Mount as mountable.
237 -d, --device=ID
239 Mount volume with device file, or other identifier.
240 -u, --unmount
242 Unmount the location.
243 -e, --eject
245 Eject the location.
246 -t, --stop=DEVICE
248 Stop drive with device file.
249 -s, --unmount-scheme=SCHEME
251 Unmount all mounts with the given scheme.
252 -f, --force
254 Ignore outstanding file operations when unmounting or
255 ejecting.
256 -a, --anonymous
258 Use an anonymous user when authenticating.
259 -l, --list
261 List all GIO mounts.
262 -o, --monitor
264 Monitor mount-related events.
265 -i, --detail
267 Show extra information.
268 --tcrypt-pim
270 The numeric PIM when unlocking a VeraCrypt volume.
271 --tcrypt-hidden
273 Mount a TCRYPT hidden volume.
274 --tcrypt-system
276 Mount a TCRYPT system volume.
277 move [OPTION...] SOURCE... DESTINATION
279 Moves one or more files from SOURCE to DESTINATION. If more than
280 one source is specified, the destination must be a directory.
281 The move command is similar to the traditional mv utility.
283 Options
285 -T, --no-target-directory
286 Don’t copy into DESTINATION even if it is a directory.
287 -p, --progress
289 Show progress.
290 -i, --interactive
292 Prompt for confirmation before overwriting files.
293 -b, --backup
295 Create backups of existing destination files.
296 -C, --no-copy-fallback
298 Don’t use copy and delete fallback.
299 open LOCATION...
301 Opens files with the default application that is registered to
302 handle files of this type.
303 GIO obtains this information from the shared-mime-info database,
305 with per-user overrides stored in
306 $XDG_DATA_HOME/applications/mimeapps.list.
307 The mime command can be used to change the default handler for a
309 mimetype.
310 Environment variables will not be set on the application, as it may
312 be an existing process which is activated to handle the new file.
313 rename LOCATION NAME
315 Renames a file.
316 The rename command is similar to the traditional rename utility.
318 remove [OPTION...] LOCATION...
320 Deletes each given file.
321 This command removes files irreversibly. If you want a reversible
323 way to remove files, see the trash command.
324 Note that not all URI schemes that are supported by GIO may allow
326 deletion of files.
327 The remove command is similar to the traditional rm utility.
329 Options
331 -f, --force
332 Ignore non-existent and non-deletable files.
333 save [OPTION...] DESTINATION
335 Reads from standard input and saves the data to the given location.
336 This is similar to just redirecting output to a file using
338 traditional shell syntax, but the save command allows saving to
339 location that GIO can write to.
340 Options
342 -b, --backup
343 Back up existing destination files.
344 -c, --create
346 Only create the destination if it doesn’t exist yet.
347 -a, --append
349 Append to the end of the file.
350 -p, --private
352 When creating, restrict access to the current user.
353 -u, --unlink
355 When replacing, replace as if the destination did not
356 exist.
357 -v, --print-etag
359 Print the new ETag in the end.
360 -e, --etag=ETAG
362 The ETag of the file that is overwritten.
363 set LOCATION ATTRIBUTE VALUE...
365 Sets a file attribute on a file.
366 File attributes can be specified with their GIO name, e.g
368 standard::icon. Note that not all GIO file attributes are writable.
369 Use the --query-writable option of the info command to list
370 writable file attributes.
371 If the TYPE is unset, VALUE does not have to be specified. If the
373 TYPE is stringv, multiple values can be given.
374 Options
376 -t, --type=TYPE
377 Specifies the type of the attribute. Supported types are
378 string, stringv, bytestring, boolean, uint32, int32,
379 uint64, int64 and unset.
380 If the type is not specified, string is assumed.
382 -n, --nofollow-symlinks
384 Don’t follow symbolic links.
385 trash [OPTION...] [LOCATION...]
387 Sends files or directories to the ‘Trashcan’ or restore them from
388 ‘Trashcan’. This can be a different folder depending on where the
389 file is located, and not all file systems support this concept. In
390 the common case that the file lives inside a user’s home directory,
391 the trash folder is $XDG_DATA_HOME/Trash.
392 Note that moving files to the trash does not free up space on the
394 file system until the ‘Trashcan’ is emptied. If you are interested
395 in deleting a file irreversibly, see the remove command.
396 Inspecting and emptying the ‘Trashcan’ is normally supported by
398 graphical file managers such as Nautilus, but you can also see the
399 trash with the command: gio trash --list or gio list trash://.
400 Options
402 -f, --force
403 Ignore non-existent and non-deletable files.
404 --empty
406 Empty the trash.
407 --list
409 List files in the trash with their original locations
410 --restore
412 Restore a file from trash to its original location. A URI
413 beginning with trash:// is expected here. If the original
414 directory doesn't exist, it will be recreated.
415 tree [OPTION...] [LOCATION...]
417 Lists the contents of the given locations recursively, in a
418 tree-like format. If no location is given, it defaults to the
419 current directory.
420 The tree command is similar to the traditional tree utility.
422 Options
424 -h, --hidden
425 Show hidden files.
426 -l, --follow-symlinks
428 Follow symbolic links.
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431 On success 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code otherwise.
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434 cat(1), cp(1), ls(1), mkdir(1), mv(1), rm(1), tree(1).
435GIO GIO(1)