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File metadata and controls

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  • infos = Information about the file plugin is in keys below
  • infos/author = Thomas Waser thomas.waser@libelektra.org
  • infos/licence = BSD
  • infos/needs =
  • infos/provides = storage/file
  • infos/recommends =
  • infos/placements = getstorage setstorage
  • infos/status = maintained conformant compatible coverage specific unittest tested nodep libc configurable preview experimental difficult old concept
  • infos/metadata =
  • infos/description = reads complete file into a key

Introduction

The file plugin reads the content of a file and stores it into the parent key.

Configuration

  • binary

    treats the file as a binary file instead of a text file

  • info

    adds additional informations about the file as metadata to the parent key.

    • info/size filesize
    • info/ctime time of last status change
    • info/atime time of last access
    • info/mtime time of last modification
    • info/uid user ID of owner
    • info/gid group ID of owner
    • info/mode protection
    • info/inode inode number

Usage

kdb mount file /testfile file

Dependencies

None.

Examples

# Mount the file `file/multiline` at `system/tests/file`
sudo kdb mount "$PWD/src/plugins/file/file/singleline" system/tests/file file info=

# Check the content of the file
kdb get system/tests/file
#> this is a single line testfile

#  List available attributes of the mounted file
kdb lsmeta system/tests/file
#> info/atime
#> info/ctime
#> info/gid
#> info/inode
#> info/mode
#> info/mtime
#> info/size
#> info/uid

# Check out the file’s permissions
kdb getmeta system/tests/file info/mode
# STDOUT-REGEX: 1006[46]4

# Unmount the file
sudo kdb umount system/tests/file

Limitations

None.