_stat Structure st_mode Field Constants

#include <sys/stat.h>

Remarks

These constants are used to indicate file type in the st_mode field of the _stat structure.

The bit mask constants are described below:

Constant

Meaning

_S_IFMT

File type mask

_S_IFDIR

Directory

_S_IFCHR

Character special (indicates a device if set)

_S_IFREG

Regular

_S_IREAD

Read permission, owner

_S_IWRITE

Write permission, owner

_S_IEXEC

Execute/search permission, owner

See Also

Reference

_stat, _wstat Functions

_fstat, _fstat32, _fstat64, _fstati64, _fstat32i64, _fstat64i32

Standard Types

Global Constants