NAME
atFileClassExt, atIsDerived - ASO class handling
SYNOPSIS
#include <atfs.h>
#include <atfstk.h>
char* atFileClassExt (Af_key *aso);
int atIsDerived (Af_key *aso);
DESCRIPTION
atFileClassExt returns a short string (one or two characters long), visualizing the attributed software objects (aso) class. This is a superset of the file class symbols added to filenames by the ls -F command.
- /
-
Directory.
- @
-
Symbolic Link.
- =
-
Socket.
- *
-
Executable.
- $
-
Derived.
- ^
-
Locked.
Some combinations are possible. In espacially the circumflex (^) may be combined with any other symbol, resulting in a two letter string.
atIsDerived checks whether the denoted aso is in a derived object cache (return value TRUE) or not (return value FALSE).