vfslib(3tcl)						   Tcl-only Virtual File Systems					      vfslib(3tcl)

NAME

       ::vfslib - Procedures to interact with virtual filesystems

SYNOPSIS

       package require Tcl 8.4

       package require vfs ?1.2.1?

       package require vfs::zip ?1.0?

       package require vfs::mk4 ?1.6?

       package require vfs::tar ?0.9?

       package require vfs::ftp ?1.0?

       package require vfs::ns ?1.0?

       package require vfs::webdav ?0.1?

       package require vfs::http ?0.5?

       package require vfs::urltype ?1.0?

       vfs::zip::Mount path to

       vfs::ftp::Mount path to

       vfs::tar::Mount path to

       vfs::http::Mount path to

       vfs::mk4::Mount path to

       vfs::ns::Mount path to

       vfs::urltype::Mount type

DESCRIPTION

       The  ::vfs package includes a library of Tcl code, implementing a number of different virtual filesystems.  Each of these exists as its own
       package, and can be accessed through package require vfs::NAME.	The whole set of virtual filesystems is known informally as 'vfslib'

SUPPORTED VFS TYPES

       The current supported types are ftp, tar, http, zip, mk4, ns, webdav.  In addition there is the ability to mount any  'urltype'	as  a  new
       volume,	provided  an  appropriate vfs is supported.  This means that you can treat 'ftp://', 'http://' and 'file://' urls as files.  To do
       this, simply evaluate the command

       vfs::urltype::Mount ftp

       for instance.  Any access inside the new volume will result in an attempt to require a  package	through  'package  require  vfs::${type}',
       which must therefore exist, or errors will be thrown.

LIMITATIONS

       Most of the vfs types listed above have not been very well debugged as yet.  Please test them!

KEYWORDS

       vfs, vfslib, filesystem, zip, tar, webdav, namespace, ftp, http, file

Vfslib									1.0							      vfslib(3tcl)