## Advanced File Operations Advanced File Operations — |

## Synopsis

    GnomeVFSResult gnome_vfs_file_control       (GnomeVFSHandle *handle,
                                                 const char *operation,
                                                 gpointer operation_data);

## Description

## Details

### gnome_vfs_file_control ()

    GnomeVFSResult gnome_vfs_file_control       (GnomeVFSHandle *handle,
                                                 const char *operation,
                                                 gpointer operation_data);

Execute a backend dependent operation specified by the string `operation`. This is typically used for specialized vfs backends that need additional operations that gnome-vfs doesn't have. Compare it to the unix call `ioctl()`. The format of `operation_data` depends on the operation. Operation that are backend specific are normally namespaced by their module name.

`handle` : | handle of the file to affect
`operation` : | The operation to execute
`operation_data` : | The data needed to execute the operation
Returns : | an integer representing the success of the operation