File Management

GAT allows one to manage remote and local physical files in a manner which is independent of where the physical files are and the protocols used to access such physical files. This is a particularly powerful, yet simple concept. An application programmer can write an application which manages physical files ( moving, copying, deleting, ...) and the application programmer never has to worry about if the physical files are accessed via http, https, ftp, or any other obscure protocol. The application programmer never needs to worry about if the remote FTP server is up, if the local version of Globus is compatible with the remote version of Globus, or if the stars are in the right house of the Zodiac for the physical file transfer to take place. The application programmer is blissfully ignorant of such details. File management just works, as it should be.

• Creating and Deleting Files
• Coping and Moving Files
• Examining Files