MONGOC_GRIDFS_GET_FILES(3)

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version 2.5.6 · 16 versions
, in epel 10

💅 MONGOC_GRIDFS_GET_FILES(3) 💅

okay so bestie, quick vibe check — you're in the libmongoc section of the manual, and this page is literally all about one tiny lil function that hands you the file-metadata collection. no cap. 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

mongoc_collection_t *
mongoc_gridfs_get_files (mongoc_gridfs_t *gridfs);

look at her. one function, two lines, main character energy. 🌸

🦋 PARAMETERS 🦋

  • gridfs — a mongoc_gridfs_t. that's the one you're passing in, bestie, that's the whole vibe. 💖

🌈 DESCRIPTION 🌈

Retrieves the mongoc_collection_t that contains the file metadata for GridFS. periodt. ✨

🚨 ok this part matters so listen up: this instance is owned by the mongoc_gridfs_t, and it should not be modified or freed. like, not yours to touch, bestie. hands off. 💅 the GridFS object is the one holding the leash here, iykyk.

⭐ RETURNS ⭐

Returns a mongoc_collection_t that should not be modified or freed. same deal as above — take it, look at it, love it, but don't go editing it and definitely do not free it. 🙈

👑 AUTHOR 👑

MongoDB, Inc — iconic of them, honestly. 🫶

2009-present, MongoDB, Inc. — yeah they've been at this a minute. slay. 🔥

and that's the whole page, bestie — go forth and get those files 🌸✨

made with love for version 2.5.6, dated Oct 09, 2026 — catch you in the next manpage, mwah 💋🎀

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