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DtDtsSetDataType(library call)											    DtDtsSetDataType(library call)

NAME
       DtDtsSetDataType -- set the data type of a directory

SYNOPSIS
       #include <Dt/Dts.h>
       char *DtDtsSetDataType(
       const char *dirpath,
       const char *datatype,
       const int override);

DESCRIPTION
       The DtDtsSetDataType function sets the data type of a directory.  This may be accomplished by adding a file named with a leading dot to the
       directory.

       The dirpath argument is a pathname of the directory.

       The datatype argument is a data type.

       If the value is already set, DtDtsSetDataType does not change the value unless the override argument is set to True.

RETURN VALUE
       Upon successful completion, the DtDtsSetDataType function returns a pointer to a data type string, or NULL if  it  was  unable  to  set	or
       retrieve the data type.

APPLICATION USAGE
       Directories  can  have  data  types  associated	with them, just as regular files can.  For example, a file manager may choose to alter the
       appearance of the directory's icon based on this data type or a system may use a directory of files as an means	of  supporting	a  complex
       form of data, such as a compund document.

SEE ALSO
       Dt/Dts.h, DtDtsLoadDataTypes(3).

														    DtDtsSetDataType(library call)