What does VFS stand for ?

VFS stands for Virtual File System. In fact, there are files that contains other files. The best know vfs are tar and tar.gz files. But it is also the case for rpm files.

How can I do it ? In the setup, check the VFS page. If your extension is handled, you have nothing to do. Otherwise, there are a few things to know.

See the example provided in the setup.

What is the difference between normal scan and an extended scan ? A normal scan is a scan where only the name of the files into the vfs are stored. An extended scan is used to store the size and the date as well. And you can change the category and description as well. The difference can also be noticed on the catalog file size that is bigger for an extended scan. However, the extension is only 20 more octets per file, and remember that catalogs are compressed.