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The "/.vol" directory and "volfs"
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QA1113: Describes how the Carbon File Manager interacts with BSD via "volfs" and the "/.vol" directory.
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Technical Q&As |
2002-02-14
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Developing for VFS
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QA1242: Describes Apple's position on developing external file systems (VFS plug-ins) for Mac OS X.
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Technical Q&As |
2006-12-22
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Directories Appear as Volume Aliases
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QA1351: Discusses how VFS plug-ins should handle device numbers to ensure compatibility with Carbon applications.
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Technical Q&As |
2004-05-25
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EmptyFS
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(DMG)
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A very simple VFS plug-in that mounts a volume that is completely empty.
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2006-11-09
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File Manager Text Encoding Hints
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QA1223: How to use Text Encoding Hints.
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Technical Q&As |
2003-01-20
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File System Events Programming Guide
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Explains how applications can detect changes in the file system.
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Guides |
2008-03-11
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File System Overview
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Conceptual information and guidelines describing the structure and usage of the Mac OS X file system.
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Guides |
2008-07-11
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FileNotification
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
kqueue file notification introduced in 10.3. Notification API to detect file system modifications.
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2005-10-27
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filesystem_examples
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(DMG)
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Collection of command line tools illustrating filesystem features.
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2006-01-10
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FSEvents Reference
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Describes the API used to provide lightweight notification of directory changes in a file-system subtree.
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Reference |
2008-04-08
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FSMegaInfo
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Prints information about various file system objects; helpful when debugging VFS plug-ins.
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Sample Code |
2008-02-25
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Integrating With The Connect to Server Dialog
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QA1387: Describes problems integrating a third-party network file system with Finder's Connect to Server dialog.
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Technical Q&As |
2006-11-16
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Leopard Technology Series for Developers: OS Foundations
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Leopard Overview article on system-level updates.
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Articles |
2007-09-04
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MFSLives
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Sample VFS plug-in for the Macintosh File System (MFS) volume format, as used on 400KB floppies.
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Sample Code |
2006-11-09
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MoreIsBetter
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(DMG)
(ZIP)
Library providing indispensable wrapers and workarounds for many areas of Mac OS programming.
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2003-10-27
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Secrets of the GPT
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TN2166: Describes the new partition map format used by Intel-based Macintosh computers.
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Technical Notes |
2006-11-06
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Text Encodings in VFS
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QA1173: How to handle text encodings correctly when writing a file system (VFS) plug-in for Mac OS X.
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Technical Q&As |
2003-02-10
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Volumes Not Showing Up On The Desktop
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QA1491: Describes how to make a volume from a third party VFS plug-in show up on the desktop.
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Technical Q&As |
2006-12-20
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VolumeToBSDNode
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(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to iterate across all mounted volumes and retrieve their BSD node names.
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2006-10-16
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Watcher
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Uses FSEvents to monitor a directory hierarchy to keep track of its total size
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Sample Code |
2006-08-04
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