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---
title: File
description: For pages backed by a file, returns file information for the given page.
categories: []
keywords: []
action:
related: []
returnType: hugolib.fileInfo
signatures: [PAGE.File]
toc: true
---
By default, not all pages are backed by a file, including top level [section] pages, [taxonomy] pages, and [term] pages. By definition, you cannot retrieve file information when the file does not exist.
To back one of the pages above with a file, create an _index.md file in the corresponding directory. For example:
```text
content/
└── books/
├── _index.md <-- the top level section page
├── book-1.md
└── book-2.md
```
{{% note %}}
Code defensively by verifying file existence as shown in the examples below.
{{% /note %}}
## Methods
{{% note %}}
The path separators (slash or backslash) in `Path`, `Dir`, and `Filename` depend on the operating system.
{{% /note %}}
###### BaseFileName
(`string`) The file name, excluding the extension.
```go-html-template
{{ with .File }}
{{ .BaseFileName }}
{{ end }}
```
###### ContentBaseName
(`string`) If the page is a branch or leaf bundle, the name of the containing directory, else the `TranslationBaseName`.
```go-html-template
{{ with .File }}
{{ .ContentBaseName }}
{{ end }}
```
###### Dir
(`string`) The file path, excluding the file name, relative to the `content` directory.
```go-html-template
{{ with .File }}
{{ .Dir }}
{{ end }}
```
###### Ext
(`string`) The file extension.
```go-html-template
{{ with .File }}
{{ .Ext }}
{{ end }}
```
###### Filename
(`string`) The absolute file path.
```go-html-template
{{ with .File }}
{{ .Filename }}
{{ end }}
```
###### IsContentAdapter
{{< new-in 0.126.0 >}}
(`bool`) Reports whether the file is a [content adapter].
[content adapter]: /content-management/content-adapters/
```go-html-template
{{ with .File }}
{{ .IsContentAdapter }}
{{ end }}
```
###### LogicalName
(`string`) The file name.
```go-html-template
{{ with .File }}
{{ .LogicalName }}
{{ end }}
```
###### Path
(`string`) The file path, relative to the `content` directory.
```go-html-template
{{ with .File }}
{{ .Path }}
{{ end }}
```
###### Section
(`string`) The name of the top level section in which the file resides.
```go-html-template
{{ with .File }}
{{ .Section }}
{{ end }}
```
###### TranslationBaseName
(`string`) The file name, excluding the extension and language identifier.
```go-html-template
{{ with .File }}
{{ .TranslationBaseName }}
{{ end }}
```
###### UniqueID
(`string`) The MD5 hash of `.File.Path`.
```go-html-template
{{ with .File }}
{{ .UniqueID }}
{{ end }}
```
## Examples
Consider this content structure in a multilingual project:
```text
content/
├── news/
│ ├── b/
│ │ ├── index.de.md <-- leaf bundle
│ │ └── index.en.md <-- leaf bundle
│ ├── a.de.md <-- regular content
│ ├── a.en.md <-- regular content
│ ├── _index.de.md <-- branch bundle
│ └── _index.en.md <-- branch bundle
├── _index.de.md
└── _index.en.md
```
With the English language site:
&nbsp;|regular content|leaf bundle|branch bundle
:--|:--|:--|:--
BaseFileName|a.en|index.en|_index.en
ContentBaseName|a|b|news
Dir|news/|news/b/|news/
Ext|md|md|md
Filename|/home/user/...|/home/user/...|/home/user/...
IsContentAdapter|false|false|false
LogicalName|a.en.md|index.en.md|_index.en.md
Path|news/a.en.md|news/b/index.en.md|news/_index.en.md
Section|news|news|news
TranslationBaseName|a|index|_index
UniqueID|15be14b...|186868f...|7d9159d...
## Defensive coding
Some of the pages on a site may not be backed by a file. For example:
- Top level section pages
- Taxonomy pages
- Term pages
Without a backing file, Hugo will throw an error if you attempt to access a `.File` property. To code defensively, first check for file existence:
```go-html-template
{{ with .File }}
{{ .ContentBaseName }}
{{ end }}
```
[section]: /getting-started/glossary/#section
[taxonomy]: /getting-started/glossary/#taxonomy
[term]: /getting-started/glossary/#term