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mint4all

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[Solved] File metadata handling by/in Thunar vs. access by/in CLI

After googling this topic for a while, I was directed to XFCE's documentation @ https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/faq  which states...

"Where does Thunar store the metadata associated with files?

Thunar associates various settings with files/folders, which we call metadata. Since version 1.6 this data is stored using the gvfs-metadata daemon. The save location of the daemon data is in $XDG_DATA_HOME/gvfs-metadata/. Unfortunately the content of these files is rater awful, so you can query the metadata of a location with the command gvfs-info -a metadata:: /some/location. "

I am at a loss: the command "gvfs-info" cannot be found, nor installed as it does not exist in the list of sources (Ubuntu & Mint) -- apt has no entry for this. Can anyone explain this, or suggest an alternative, as it appears that Xfce & Thunar do not use Linux' way of storing extended attributes (aka "metadata"). Please note that "$XDG_DATA_HOME/gvfs-metadata/" is properly set in the environment, and exists as a (populated) folder @ ~/.local/share/gvfs-metadata   

Cheers,
m4a

Last edited by mint4all (2023-08-16 19:05:22)

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ToZ

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Re: [Solved] File metadata handling by/in Thunar vs. access by/in CLI

gvfs-info was replaced by gio. You can query metadata using:

gio info FILENAME/FOLDERNAME

"man gio" for a full list of options.

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mint4all

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Registered: 2018-08-21

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Re: [Solved] File metadata handling by/in Thunar vs. access by/in CLI

gvfs-info was replaced by gio. You can query metadata using:

gio info FILENAME/FOLDERNAME

"man gio" for a full list of options.

Thanks very much! Works like a charm ... will mark thread as "solved"
Cheers, m4a

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