NSString path-oriented methods such as stringByStandardizingPath and lastPathComponent are declared at /System/Library/Frameworks/Foundation.framework/Headers/NSPathUtilities.h.

public static NSDictionary fileAttributes( String filePath, boolean resolveSymlink)

Description found!

this is what it returned for us: NSDictionary: *NSFileGroupOwnerAccountName = theGroup; *NSFileModificationDate = 2001-07-13 15:04:33 -0700; *NSFileOwnerAccountName = theUser; *NSFilePosixPermissions = 420; *NSFileReferenceCount = 1; *NSFileSize = 39273; *NSFileSystemFileNumber = 197077; *NSFileSystemNumber = 234881033; *NSFileType = { NSFileTypeRegular, NSFileTypeSymbolicLink, …} ;

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WARNING when using

public static NSDictionary stringByResolvingSymlinksInPath( String filePath)

This method resolves any symlinks in the path HOWEVER it also strips the trailing “/”!

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enums in NSPathUtilites.h:

FOUNDATION_EXPORT NSString *NSUserName(void); FOUNDATION_EXPORT NSString *NSFullUserName(void);

FOUNDATION_EXPORT NSString *NSHomeDirectory(void); FOUNDATION_EXPORT NSString *NSHomeDirectoryForUser(NSString *userName);

FOUNDATION_EXPORT NSString *NSTemporaryDirectory(void);

FOUNDATION_EXPORT NSString *NSOpenStepRootDirectory(void);

typedef enum { NSApplicationDirectory = 1, // supported applications (Applications) NSDemoApplicationDirectory, // unsupported applications, demonstration versions (Demos) NSDeveloperApplicationDirectory, // developer applications (Developer/Applications) NSAdminApplicationDirectory, // system and network administration applications (Administration) NSLibraryDirectory, // various user-visible documentation, support, and configuration files, resources (Library) NSDeveloperDirectory, // developer resources (Developer) NSUserDirectory, // user home directories (Users) NSDocumentationDirectory, // documentation (Documentation) #if MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_2 <= MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED NSDocumentDirectory, // documents (Documents) #endif NSAllApplicationsDirectory = 100, // all directories where applications can occur NSAllLibrariesDirectory = 101 // all directories where resources can occur } NSSearchPathDirectory;

typedef enum { NSUserDomainMask = 1, // user’s home directory — place to install user’s personal items (~) NSLocalDomainMask = 2, // local to the current machine — place to install items available to everyone on this machine (/Library) NSNetworkDomainMask = 4, // publically available location in the local area network — place to install items available on the network (/Network) NSSystemDomainMask = 8, // provided by Apple, unmodifiable (/System) NSAllDomainsMask = 0x0ffff // all domains: all of the above and future items } NSSearchPathDomainMask;

FOUNDATION_EXPORT NSArray *NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSSearchPathDirectory directory, NSSearchPathDomainMask domainMask, BOOL expandTilde);