#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>


char getFileMode(char charChanger) {

  char filetype; /*var to hold the value to be returned*/ 
  filetype = charSetter; /*set filetype to "l" if it is a symlink*/
 
return filetype;

}

int main(void){

char type = 0;

char     dir = 'd', 
        file = 'f', 
        slink = 'l', 
        charChanger=0;
        
        charChanger =  file;
        
    getFileMode(charChanger);
    
    printf("type is %c\n", type);
    
return 0;
}