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.. _class_EditorFileSystem:

EditorFileSystem
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**Inherits:** :ref:`Node<class_node>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_object>`

**Category:** Core

Brief Description
-----------------

Resource filesystem, as the editor sees it.

Member Functions
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| :ref:`String<class_string>`                                        | :ref:`get_file_type<class_EditorFileSystem_get_file_type>`  **(** :ref:`String<class_string>` path  **)** const       |
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| :ref:`EditorFileSystemDirectory<class_editorfilesystemdirectory>`  | :ref:`get_filesystem<class_EditorFileSystem_get_filesystem>`  **(** **)**                                             |
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| :ref:`EditorFileSystemDirectory<class_editorfilesystemdirectory>`  | :ref:`get_filesystem_path<class_EditorFileSystem_get_filesystem_path>`  **(** :ref:`String<class_string>` path  **)** |
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| :ref:`float<class_float>`                                          | :ref:`get_scanning_progress<class_EditorFileSystem_get_scanning_progress>`  **(** **)** const                         |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| :ref:`bool<class_bool>`                                            | :ref:`is_scanning<class_EditorFileSystem_is_scanning>`  **(** **)** const                                             |
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| void                                                               | :ref:`scan<class_EditorFileSystem_scan>`  **(** **)**                                                                 |
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| void                                                               | :ref:`scan_sources<class_EditorFileSystem_scan_sources>`  **(** **)**                                                 |
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| void                                                               | :ref:`update_file<class_EditorFileSystem_update_file>`  **(** :ref:`String<class_string>` path  **)**                 |
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Signals
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-  **filesystem_changed**  **(** **)**
Emitted if the filesystem changed.

-  **resources_reimported**  **(** :ref:`PoolStringArray<class_poolstringarray>` resources  **)**
-  **sources_changed**  **(** :ref:`bool<class_bool>` exist  **)**
Emitted if the source of any imported file changed.


Description
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This object holds information of all resources in the filesystem, their types, etc.

Member Function Description
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.. _class_EditorFileSystem_get_file_type:

- :ref:`String<class_string>`  **get_file_type**  **(** :ref:`String<class_string>` path  **)** const

Get the type of the file, given the full path.

.. _class_EditorFileSystem_get_filesystem:

- :ref:`EditorFileSystemDirectory<class_editorfilesystemdirectory>`  **get_filesystem**  **(** **)**

Get the root directory object.

.. _class_EditorFileSystem_get_filesystem_path:

- :ref:`EditorFileSystemDirectory<class_editorfilesystemdirectory>`  **get_filesystem_path**  **(** :ref:`String<class_string>` path  **)**

.. _class_EditorFileSystem_get_scanning_progress:

- :ref:`float<class_float>`  **get_scanning_progress**  **(** **)** const

Return the scan progress for 0 to 1 if the FS is being scanned.

.. _class_EditorFileSystem_is_scanning:

- :ref:`bool<class_bool>`  **is_scanning**  **(** **)** const

Return true of the filesystem is being scanned.

.. _class_EditorFileSystem_scan:

- void  **scan**  **(** **)**

Scan the filesystem for changes.

.. _class_EditorFileSystem_scan_sources:

- void  **scan_sources**  **(** **)**

Check if the source of any imported resource changed.

.. _class_EditorFileSystem_update_file:

- void  **update_file**  **(** :ref:`String<class_string>` path  **)**

Update a file information. Call this if an external program (not Godot) modified the file.