Using the BOINC File System API

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The BOINC System contains a number of functions that allow the manipulation of files and the file system from within the BOINC Server Programs and within the BOINC Client Software.

These functions are collected together into the BOINC File System API.

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The functions within the BOINC File System API include:

• With a Boolean return code:
  • Bool boinc file exists(const char*)
  • Bool is dir(const char*)
  • Bool is file(const char*)
• With an integer return code:
  • Int boinc copy(const char*, const char*)
  • Int boinc delete file(const char*)
  • Int boinc make dirs(const char*, const char*)
  • Int boinc mkdir(const char*)
  • Int boinc rename(const char*, const char*)
  • Int boinc rmdir(const char*)
  • Int boinc touch file(const char*)
  • Int clean out dir(const char*)
  • Int dir size(const char*, double&)
  • Int file size(const char*, double&)
  • Int get filesystem info(double&, double&)
• With other data type return values:
  • FILE* boinc fopen(const char*, const char*)
• With no return:
  • Void relative to absolute(const char*, char*)