Version 77 of tclvfs

TclVFS is the extension that exposes the core level Virtual File System (VFS) layer, now part of Tcl/Tk (8.4a5 is required, 8.4.1.1 or newer for best possible operation, using Tcl 8.4.3 or 8.4.4 would be a good idea.). The current version of the tclvfs extension is 1.3.0

Take a look at the One-line web browser in Tcl using TclVFS.

See also VFS. The C extension is now very robust and well tested. But, distributed with tclvfs are a large number of virtual filesystem implementations (in pure Tcl). Many of these still need a lot of work (but since it is pure Tcl, lots of people should be able to help).

tclvfs relies on Memchan or some equivalent to 'open' (or 'load' or 'source') any file.

Please help develop the tclvfs package further!

Contributions of binary versions of tclvfs to be placed on sourceforge much appreciated.

TclVFS needs to be stress tested, QA'd and put into either the core, or a standard Tcl Binlib ... it's far too useful and fundamental for it to be kept as an optional extension.

Home page on SourceForge:

        http://sourceforge.net/projects/tclvfs/

This package is part of the ActiveTcl Batteries Included distribution.

VFS links

tclVFS Usage
tclVFS Building
There are some idiosyncrasies in writing a tclvfs, save some time by checking tclVFS Gotchas
tclVFS Hints and Tricks
tclVFS Examples
tclVFS Needs
Readonly - writable - translucent ... see vfs filesystem configuration

VFSs distributed with the TclVFS extension

package ifneeded vfs::ftp 1.0
package ifneeded vfs::http 0.5
package ifneeded vfs::mk4 1.6
package ifneeded vfs::ns 0.5
package ifneeded vfs::tar 0.9
package ifneeded vfs::test 1.0
package ifneeded vfs::urltype 1.0
package ifneeded vfs::webdav 0.1
package ifneeded vfs::zip 1.0
package ifneeded vfs::tk 0.5
(this list will grow, incorporating elements from the other two)

VFSs not (yet) distributed with the TclVFS extension.

A collate/broadcast virtual filesystem
A template virtual filesystem
A quota-enforcing virtual filesystem
A versioning virtual filesystem
An LZW-compressing virtual filesystem
Caching VFS
(add more)
A vfs that accesses Microsoft structured storage files [L1 ]

Possible VFSs

Questions, Problems

Can tcl and tclvfs together be used to poke around a starkit?

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