4.3BSD-UWisc/man/cat3/chmod.3f

CHMOD(3F)           UNIX Programmer's Manual            CHMOD(3F)



NAME
     chmod - change mode of a file

SYNOPSIS
     integer function chmod (name, mode)
     character*(*) name, mode

DESCRIPTION
     This function changes the filesystem _m_o_d_e of file _n_a_m_e.
     _M_o_d_e can be any specification recognized by _c_h_m_o_d(1).  _N_a_m_e
     must be a single pathname.

     The normal returned value is 0.  Any other value will be a
     system error number.

FILES
     /usr/lib/libU77.a
     /bin/chmod          exec'ed to change the mode.

SEE ALSO
     chmod(1)

BUGS
     Pathnames can be no longer than MAXPATHLEN as defined in
     <_s_y_s/_p_a_r_a_m._h>.






























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