GOLF(2gg)

NAME
file-storage - Golf documentation (files)

DESCRIPTION
Golf provides a file directory that you can use for any general purpose, including for storing temporary-files. This directory is also used for automatic upload of files from clients. It provides a two-tier directory system, with sub-directories automatically created to spread the files for faster access.

Files in Golf file directory are located in the sub-directories of:

        /var/lib/gg/<app_name>/app/file

If you wish to place this directory in another physical location, see gg.

You can create files here by means of uniq-file, where a new unique file is created - with the file name made available to you. This directory is also used for uploading of files from clients (such as web browsers or mobile device cameras) - the uploading is handled automatically by Golf (see get-param).

In general, a number of sub-directories is created within the file directory that contain files, which allows for billions of files to be kept. This scheme also allows for faster access to file nodes due to relatively low number of sub-directories and files randomly spread per each such sub-directory. The random spreading of files across subdirectories is done automatically.

Do not rename file names or sub-directory names stored under file directory.

SEE ALSO
 Files

change-mode close-file copy-file delete-file file-position file-storage file-uploading lock-file open-file read-file read-line rename-file stat-file temporary-file uniq-file unlock-file write-file See all documentation