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GVFS(7)			 Conventions and miscellaneous		       GVFS(7)

NAME
       gvfs - GIO virtual file system

DESCRIPTION
       GIO provides a VFS API to GLib applications. It includes	a 'local'
       implementation using POSIX. gvfs	provides implementations that go
       beyond that and allow to	access files and storage using many protocols,
       such as ftp, http, sftp,	dav, nfs, etc. It also provides	support	for
       trash folders, for cd burning and for monitoring	interesting devices
       and volumes on the computer.

       Applications use	gvfs indirectly, by means of GIO loading the gvfs
       module that implements the GIO extension	points.	The gvfs support for
       volume monitoring is included in	a separate loadable module.

       The actual gvfs implementation is distributed over a number of
       processes. None of these	are expected to	be started from	the
       commandline, except for debugging purposes.

       Main processes:

          gvfsd - the main gvfs daemon

          gvfsd-fuse -	mounts gvfs as a fuse filesystem

          gvfsd-metadata - writes gvfs	metadata

       Volume monitors:

          gvfs-afc-volume-monitor - a volume monitor for Apple	iPhone/iPod
	   Touch devices

          gvfs-goa-volume-monitor - a volume monitor for GNOME	Online
	   Accounts

          gvfs-gphoto2-volume-monitor - a volume monitor for PTP devices

          gvfs-mtp-volume-monitor - a volume monitor for MTP devices

          gvfs-udisks2-volume-monitor - a udisks2-based volume	monitor

       Mount backends:

          gvfsd-admin - mounts	local filesystem with admin privileges

          gvfsd-afc - mounts iPhone/iPod touch	volumes

          gvfsd-afp - mounts Apple Filing Protocol volumes

          gvfsd-afp-browse - browses Apple Filing Protocol volumes

          gvfsd-archive - mounts archive files	in various formats

          gvfsd-burn -	provides a location for	burning	CDs

          gvfsd-cdda -	mounts audio CDs

          gvfsd-computer - provides computer://

          gvfsd-dav - mounts DAV filesystems

          gvfsd-dnssd - browses dnssd

          gvfsd-ftp - mounts over FTP

          gvfsd-google	- mounts Google	Drive shares

          gvfsd-gphoto2 - mounts over PTP

          gvfsd-http -	mounts over HTTP

          gvfsd-localtest - a test backend

          gvfsd-mtp - mounts over MTP

          gvfsd-network - provides network://

          gvfsd-nfs - mounts over NFS

          gvfsd-recent	- provides recent://

          gvfsd-sftp -	mounts over sftp

          gvfsd-smb - mounts Windows Shares Filesystem	volumes

          gvfsd-smb-browse - browses Windows Shares Filesystem	volumes

          gvfsd-trash - provides trash://

ENVIRONMENT
       GIO_USE_VFS
	   If set, specifies the GIO vfs implementation	to use.	Possible
	   values include 'local' and 'gvfs'.

       GIO_USE_VOLUME_MONITOR
	   If set, specifies the GIO volume monitor implementation to use.
	   Possible values include 'unix', 'GProxyVolumeMonitorUDisks2', as
	   well	as other native	volume monitors	that are described in the key
	   files in $XDG_DATA_DIRS/gvfs/remote-volume-monitors.

FILES
       $XDG_DATA_DIRS/gvfs/mounts
	   This	directory contains key files describing	mount daemons.

       $XDG_DATA_DIRS/gvfs/remote-volume-monitors
	   This	directory contains key files describing	remote volume
	   monitors.

SEE ALSO
       GIO documentation[1], gvfsd(1), gvfsd-fuse(1), gvfsd-metadata(1)

NOTES
	1. GIO documentation
	   http://developer.gnome.org/gio

gvfs								       GVFS(7)

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