1GVFS(7)                  Conventions and miscellaneous                 GVFS(7)
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NAME

6       gvfs - GIO virtual file system
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DESCRIPTION

9       GIO provides a VFS API to GLib applications. It includes a 'local'
10       implementation using POSIX. gvfs provides implementations that go
11       beyond that and allow to access files and storage using many protocols,
12       such as ftp, http, sftp, dav, nfs, etc. It also provides support for
13       trash folders, for cd burning and for monitoring interesting devices
14       and volumes on the computer.
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16       Applications use gvfs indirectly, by means of GIO loading the gvfs
17       module that implements the GIO extension points. The gvfs support for
18       volume monitoring is included in a separate loadable module.
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20       The actual gvfs implementation is distributed over a number of
21       processes. None of these are expected to be started from the
22       commandline, except for debugging purposes.
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26       •   gvfsd - the main gvfs daemon
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28       •   gvfsd-fuse - mounts gvfs as a fuse filesystem
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34       •   gvfs-afc-volume-monitor - a volume monitor for Apple iPhone/iPod
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37       •   gvfs-goa-volume-monitor - a volume monitor for GNOME Online
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40       •   gvfs-gphoto2-volume-monitor - a volume monitor for PTP devices
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44       •   gvfs-udisks2-volume-monitor - a udisks2-based volume monitor
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ENVIRONMENT

96       GIO_USE_VFS
97           If set, specifies the GIO vfs implementation to use. Possible
98           values include 'local' and 'gvfs'.
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100       GIO_USE_VOLUME_MONITOR
101           If set, specifies the GIO volume monitor implementation to use.
102           Possible values include 'unix', 'GProxyVolumeMonitorUDisks2', as
103           well as other native volume monitors that are described in the key
104           files in $XDG_DATA_DIRS/gvfs/remote-volume-monitors.
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FILES

107       $XDG_DATA_DIRS/gvfs/mounts
108           This directory contains key files describing mount daemons.
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110       $XDG_DATA_DIRS/gvfs/remote-volume-monitors
111           This directory contains key files describing remote volume
112           monitors.
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SEE ALSO

115       GIO documentation[1], gvfsd(1), gvfsd-fuse(1), gvfsd-metadata(1)
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NOTES

118        1. GIO documentation
119           http://developer.gnome.org/gio
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123gvfs                                                                   GVFS(7)
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