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)