mode_t(3type) — Linux manual page

mode_t(3type)                                               mode_t(3type)

NAME         top

       mode_t - file attributes

LIBRARY         top

       Standard C library (libc)

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <sys/types.h>

       typedef /* ... */ mode_t;

DESCRIPTION         top

       Used for some file attributes (e.g., file mode).  It is an integer
       type.

STANDARDS         top

       POSIX.1-2008.

HISTORY         top

       POSIX.1-2001.

NOTES         top

       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         top

       chmod(2), mkdir(2), open(2), umask(2), stat(3type)

COLOPHON         top

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