mode_t(3type) mode_t(3type)
NAME
mode_t - file attributes
LIBRARY
Standard C library (libc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h>
typedef /* ... */ mode_t;
DESCRIPTION
Used for some file attributes (e.g., file mode). It is an integer type.
STANDARDS
POSIX.1-2008.
HISTORY
POSIX.1-2001.
NOTES
The following headers also provide this type: <fcntl.h>, <ndbm.h>,
<spawn.h>, <sys/ipc.h>, <sys/mman.h>, and <sys/stat.h>.
SEE ALSO
chmod(2), mkdir(2), open(2), umask(2), stat(3type)
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