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GetFileInfo
Last update:
May 18, 2026
Note: 
You can find the CFFiddle demo of this function and other file functions as part of a project that is shared with you.
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Description
Retrieves information about on-disk or in-memory file.
Returns
The filename, path, parent directory, type, size, when the file was most recently modified, whether the file has read permission, write permission, and is hidden.
Category
Function syntax
GetFileInfo( filepath ) |
See also
History
ColdFusion (2018 release): Changed parameter name Path to filepath .
ColdFusion 8: Added this function.
Parameters
Parameter | Description |
filepath | Absolute on-disk or in-memory path. |
Usage
The function returns a structure that includes the following keys:
- Name: name of the file
- Path: absolute path of the file
- Parent: path to the file’s parent directory
- Type: either "directory" or "file"
- Size: file size in bytes
- Lastmodified: datetime when it was the file was most recently modified
- canRead: whether the file can be read
- canWrite: whether the file has write permission
- isHidden: whether the file is a hidden
Example
<cfscript>
FileSetLastModified("c:\temp\test1.txt", "#Now()#");
WriteOutput(GetFileInfo("c:\temp\test1.txt").lastmodified);
</cfscript
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