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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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