constant FILE_STATUS_PERMANENT

Indicates that the file is permanent and should not be deleted.

Temporary files older than DRUPAL_MAXIMUM_TEMP_FILE_AGE will be removed during cron runs, but permanent files will not be removed during the file garbage collection process.

Related topics

File interface
Common file handling functions.
17 uses of FILE_STATUS_PERMANENT
FileFieldTestBase::assertFileIsPermanent in drupal/core/modules/file/lib/Drupal/file/Tests/FileFieldTestBase.php
Asserts that a file's status is set to permanent in the database.
FileStorageController::retrieveTemporaryFiles in drupal/core/modules/file/lib/Drupal/file/FileStorageController.php
Retrieve temporary files that are older than DRUPAL_MAXIMUM_TEMP_FILE_AGE.
FileUsageBase::add in drupal/core/modules/file/lib/Drupal/file/FileUsage/FileUsageBase.php
Implements Drupal\file\FileUsage\FileUsageInterface::add().
file_file_download in drupal/core/modules/file/file.module
Implements hook_file_download().
file_managed_file_validate in drupal/core/modules/file/file.module
Render API callback: Validates the managed_file element.

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File

drupal/core/includes/file.inc, line 138
API for handling file uploads and server file management.

Code

const FILE_STATUS_PERMANENT = 1;