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vfslib(n)                Tcl-only Virtual File Systems               vfslib(n)

See the file man.macros.

NAME
       ::vfslib - Procedures to interact with virtual filesystems

SYNOPSIS
       package require Tcl 8.4

       package require vfs ?1.2.1?

       package require vfs::zip ?1.0?

       package require vfs::mk4 ?1.6?

       package require vfs::tar ?0.9?

       package require vfs::ftp ?1.0?

       package require vfs::ns ?1.0?

       package require vfs::webdav ?0.1?

       package require vfs::http ?0.5?

       package require vfs::urltype ?1.0?

       vfs::zip::Mount path to

       vfs::ftp::Mount path to

       vfs::tar::Mount path to

       vfs::http::Mount path to

       vfs::mk4::Mount path to

       vfs::ns::Mount path to

       vfs::urltype::Mount type

DESCRIPTION
       The ::vfs package includes a library of Tcl code, implementing a number
       of different virtual filesystems.  Each of these exists as its own
       package, and can be accessed through package require vfs::NAME.  The
       whole set of virtual filesystems is known informally as 'vfslib'

SUPPORTED VFS TYPES
       The current supported types are ftp, tar, http, zip, mk4, ns, webdav.
       In addition there is the ability to mount any 'urltype' as a new
       volume, provided an appropriate vfs is supported.  This means that you
       can treat evaluate the command

       vfs::urltype::Mount ftp

       for instance.  Any access inside the new volume will result in an
       attempt to require a package through 'package require vfs::${type}',
       which must therefore exist, or errors will be thrown.

LIMITATIONS
       Most of the vfs types listed above have not been very well debugged as
       yet.  Please test them!

KEYWORDS
       vfs, vfslib, filesystem, zip, tar, webdav, namespace, ftp, http, file

Vfslib                                1.0                            vfslib(n)