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GVfs

GVfs (abbreviation for GNOME virtual file system) is GNOME's userspace virtual filesystem designed to work with the I/O abstraction of GIO, a library available in GLib since version 2.15.1. It installs several modules that are automatically used by applications using the APIs of libgio. There is also FUSE support that allows applications not using GIO to…

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License
LGPL-2.0-or-later
Operating system
Linux
Platform
GNOME
Repository
gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gvfs.git
Stable release
1.61.90 / 31 July 2026
Type
abstraction layer for the files system

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GVfs

Nodes31
Edges30
Triples41
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.064516
Components1

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related to Technical details · 16
GVfs → Additionally GVfs, Along, Among, API, APIs, CD, D-Bus, GIO, GnomeVFS, GObject, GTK, It, POSIX, POSIX API, The, VFS API
see also · 5
GVfs → Free, GNOME, GNOME Files, KDE, Xfce
related to Hot plugging · 4
GVfs → Devices, Linux, USB, When
License · 1
GVfs → LGPL-2.0-or-later
Operating system · 1
GVfs → Linux
Platform · 1
GVfs → GNOME
Repository · 1
GVfs → gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gvfs.git
Stable release · 1
GVfs → 1.61.90 / 31 July 2026
Type · 1
GVfs → abstraction layer for the files system
Website · 1
GVfs → gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gvfs

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also gio file applications using support gnome system files used abstraction provides mount mounted vfs virtual modules via ftp smb

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
GVfsLicenseLGPL-2.0-or-later1.00infobox
GVfsOperating systemLinux1.00infobox
GVfsPlatformGNOME1.00infobox
GVfsRepositorygitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gvfs.git1.00infobox
GVfsStable release1.61.90 / 31 July 20261.00infobox
GVfsTypeabstraction layer for the files system1.00infobox
GVfsWebsitegitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gvfs1.00infobox
networkinginstance ofTechnical detailsAlong with generally useful APIs0.80text
D-Bus supportinstance ofTechnical detailsAlong with generally useful APIs0.80text
GIO also provides a VFS API to applicationsinstance ofTechnical detailsAlong with generally useful APIs0.80text
queryinginstance ofIt handles operations0.80text
mountinginstance ofIt handles operations0.80text

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