File permission constants

Syntax

#include <sys/stat.h>

Remarks

One of these constants is required when _O_CREAT (_open, _sopen) is specified.

The pmode argument specifies the file's permission settings as follows.

Constant Meaning
_S_IREAD Reading permitted
_S_IWRITE Writing permitted
_S_IREAD | _S_IWRITE Reading and writing permitted

When used as the pmode argument for _umask, the manifest constant sets the permission setting, as follows.

Constant Meaning
_S_IREAD Writing not permitted (file is read-only)
_S_IWRITE Reading not permitted (file is write-only)
_S_IREAD | _S_IWRITE Both reading and writing not permitted

See also

_open, _wopen
_sopen, _wsopen
_umask
Standard types
Global constants