stat.h(3HEAD)							      Headers							     stat.h(3HEAD)

NAME

       stat.h, stat - data returned by stat system call

SYNOPSIS

       #include <sys/types.h>

       #include <sys/stat.h>

DESCRIPTION

       The system calls stat, lstat and fstat return data in a stat structure, which is defined in <stat.h>.

       The constants used in the st_mode field are also defined in this file:

       #define	  S_IFMT	   /* type of file */
       #define	  S_IAMB	   /* access mode bits */
       #define	  S_IFIFO	   /* fifo */
       #define	  S_IFCHR	   /* character special */
       #define	  S_IFDIR	   /* directory */
       #define	  S_IFNAM	   /* XENIX special named file */
       #define	  S_INSEM	   /*  XENIX  semaphore  subtype  of
				   IFNAM */
       #define	  S_INSHD	   /* XENIX shared data  subtype  of
				   IFNAM */
       #define	  S_IFBLK	   /* block special */
       #define	  S_IFREG	   /* regular */
       #define	  S_IFLNK	   /* symbolic link */
       #define	  S_IFSOCK	   /* socket */
       #define	  S_IFDOOR	   /* door */
       #define	  S_ISUID	   /* set user id on execution */
       #define	  S_ISGID	   /* set group id on execution */
       #define	  S_ISVTX	   /*  save  swapped text even after
				   use */
       #define	  S_IREAD	   /* read permission, owner */
       #define	  S_IWRITE	   /* write permission, owner */
       #define	  S_IEXEC	   /*	execute/search	 permission,
				   owner */
       #define	  S_ENFMT	   /*	record	locking  enforcement
				   flag */
       #define	  S_IRWXU	   /* read, write, execute: owner */
       #define	  S_IRUSR	   /* read permission: owner */
       #define	  S_IWUSR	   /* write permission: owner */
       #define	  S_IXUSR	   /* execute permission: owner */
       #define	  S_IRWXG	   /* read, write, execute: group */
       #define	  S_IRGRP	   /* read permission: group */
       #define	  S_IWGRP	   /* write permission: group */
       #define	  S_IXGRP	   /* execute permission: group */
       #define	  S_IRWXO	   /* read, write, execute: other */
       #define	  S_IROTH	   /* read permission: other */
       #define	  S_IWOTH	   /* write permission: other */
       #define	  S_IXOTH	   /* execute permission: other */

       The following macros are for POSIX conformance (see standards(5)):

       #define	  S_ISBLK(mode)    block special file
       #define	  S_ISCHR(mode)    character special file
       #define	  S_ISDIR(mode)    directory file
       #define	  S_ISFIFO(mode)   pipe or fifo file
       #define	  S_ISREG(mode)    regular file

       #define	  S_ISSOCK(mode)   socket file

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Standard			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       stat(2), types.h(3HEAD), attributes(5), standards(5)

SunOS 5.10							    30 Aug 2002 						     stat.h(3HEAD)