---
name: "Lucy::Store::FSFolder"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "liblucy-perl"
version: "0.3.3-7+b1"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Lucy::Store::FSFolder"
---

# Lucy::Store::FSFolder(3pm)

File System implementation of Folder.

## NAME

Lucy::Store::FSFolder - File System implementation of Folder.

## SYNOPSIS

```
    my $folder = Lucy::Store::FSFolder->new(
        path   => '/path/to/folder',
    );
```

## DESCRIPTION

Implementation of Lucy::Store::Folder using a single file system directory and multiple files.

## CONSTRUCTORS

### new( *\[labeled params\]* )

```
    my $folder = Lucy::Store::FSFolder->new(
        path   => '/path/to/folder',
    );
```

- •

  **path** - Location of the index. If the specified directory does not exist already, it will NOT be created, in order to prevent misconfigured read applications from spawning bogus files -- so it may be necessary to create the directory yourself.

## INHERITANCE

Lucy::Store::FSFolder isa Lucy::Store::Folder isa Lucy::Object::Obj.