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CHMOD 3F ""
C 5
NAME
chmod - change mode of a file
SYNOPSIS
integer function chmod (name, mode)

character*(*) name, mode

DESCRIPTION
This function changes the filesystem mode of file name . Mode can be any specification recognized by chmod (1). Name must be a single pathname.

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

FILES

/bin/chmod exec'ed to change the mode.

"SEE ALSO"
chmod(1)
BUGS
Pathnames can be no longer than MAXPATHLEN as defined in < sys/param.h >.