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FileType
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.. currentmodule:: gi.repository.Gio





.. class:: FileType
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Indicates the file's on-disk type.

On Windows systems a file will never have :const:`~gi.repository.Gio.FileType.SYMBOLIC_LINK` type;
use :obj:`~gi.repository.Gio.FileInfo` and :const:`~gi.repository.Gio.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_IS_SYMLINK` to determine
whether a file is a symlink or not. This is due to the fact that NTFS does
not have a single filesystem object type for symbolic links - it has
files that symlink to files, and directories that symlink to directories.
:obj:`~gi.repository.Gio.FileType` enumeration cannot precisely represent this important distinction,
which is why all Windows symlinks will continue to be reported as
:const:`~gi.repository.Gio.FileType.REGULAR` or :const:`~gi.repository.Gio.FileType.DIRECTORY`.












Fields
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.. rst-class:: interim-class

.. class:: FileType
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   .. attribute:: DIRECTORY

      The type of the None singleton.







   .. attribute:: MOUNTABLE

      The type of the None singleton.







   .. attribute:: REGULAR

      The type of the None singleton.







   .. attribute:: SHORTCUT

      The type of the None singleton.







   .. attribute:: SPECIAL

      The type of the None singleton.







   .. attribute:: SYMBOLIC_LINK

      The type of the None singleton.







   .. attribute:: UNKNOWN

      The type of the None singleton.