Name

Description

VixHandle
VixVM_GetFileInfoInGuest(VixHandle vmHandle,
                         const char *pathname,
                         VixEventProc *callbackProc,
                         void *clientData);

This function returns information about a file in the guest operating system.

Parameters

vmHandle

Identifies a virtual machine. Call VixVM_Open() to create a virtual machine handle.

pathname

The path name of the file in the guest.

callbackProc

A callback function that will be invoked when the operation is complete.

clientData

A parameter that will be passed to the callbackProc function.

Return Value

Remarks

• You must call VixVM_LoginInGuest() before calling this function.
• When the job is signaled, the following list of properties will be available on the returned job handle:
  • VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_FILE_SIZE: file size as a 64-bit integer. This is 0 for directories.
  • VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_FILE_FLAGS: file attribute flags. The flags are:
    • VIX_FILE_ATTRIBUTES_DIRECTORY - Set if the pathname identifies a directory.
    • VIX_FILE_ATTRIBUTES_SYMLINK - Set if the pathname identifies a symbolic link file.
  • VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_FILE_MOD_TIME: The modification time of the file or directory as a 64-bit integer specifying seconds since the epoch.
• Only absolute paths should be used for files in the guest; the resolution of relative paths is not specified.

Side Effects

Requirements

Example

int fileFlags;
int64 fileSize;
   
job = VixVM_GetFileInfoInGuest(vm, guestFile, NULL, NULL);
err = VixJob_Wait(job, VIX_PROPERTY_NONE);
if (VIX_OK != err) {
   fprintf(stderr, "failed to get file info for '%s' in vm '%s'(%"FMT64"d %s)\n",
           guestFile, vmpath, err, Vix_GetErrorText(err, NULL));
   goto abort;
}

err = Vix_GetProperties(job,
                        VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_FILE_FLAGS,
                        &fileFlags,
                        VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_FILE_SIZE,
                        &fileSize,
                        VIX_PROPERTY_NONE);
                                 
Vix_ReleaseHandle(job);