Files, Folders, and the Letter ``F''

Everything is a file! Source code, a file. Compiled code, a file. Shared object, a file...A file is the central metaphor which lies at the heart of most, if not all, modern computer systems. So, if GAT is at all worth its salt, then it should allow the application programmer to wangle files to their heart's content. In fact it does this and more, providing lasso and lessons in file bulldogging to the aspiring GAT cowboy.