3/15/72 CHMOD (II)





3/15/72                                                CHMOD (II)





NAME            chmod  --  change mode of file



SYNOPSIS        sys chmod; name; mode  / chmod = 15.



DESCRIPTION     The file whose name is given as the null-

                terminated string pointed to by name has its mode

                changed to mode.  Modes are constructed by oring

                together some combination of the following:



                    01 write, non-owner

                    02 read, non-owner

                    04 write, owner

                    10 read, owner

                    20 executable

                    40 set user ID on execution



                Only the owner of a file (or the super-user) may

                change the mode.



FILES           --



SEE ALSO        chmod(I)



DIAGNOSTICS     Error bit (c-bit) set if name cannot be found or

                if current user is neither the owner of the file

                nor the super-user.



BUGS            --



OWNER           ken, dmr
squoze.net
