atclass(3)
NAME
atFileClassExt, atIsDerived - ASO class handling
SYNOPSIS
#include <atfs.h> #include <atfstk.h> char*atFileClassExt (Af_key *aso); int atIsDerived (Af_key *aso);
DESCRIPTION
atFileClassExt returns a short string (one or two characters long),
visualizing the attributed software objects (aso) class. This is a
superset of the file class symbols added to filenames by the ls -F command.
/ Directory.
@ Symbolic Link.
= Socket.
* Executable.
$ Derived.
^ Locked.
Some combinations are possible. In espacially the circumflex (^) may be
combined with any other symbol, resulting in a two letter string.
atIsDerived checks whether the denoted aso is in a derived object cache
(return value TRUE) or not (return value FALSE).