Re: stat-mode; numeric definitions

Are you referring to the mode field returned by stat()? If so it is the file mode (type and permissions) of the file. You can find more info on what you can do with mode in the stat() docs (you'll want to check out the perldoc stat page as it's info is more up to date).
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Re: Re: stat-mode; numeric definitions by S_Shrum (Pilgrim) on Jun 12, 2002 at 21:13 UTC
Looked the page over but maybe I am reading it wrong. The value I am getting back from stat-mode is '33206'. Granted all my files (that I am looking at) are the same type and permission so this number is the same for all of them. I didn't see anything on that page that showed how to break this number down (if it can be broken down) or what the value itself means. ====================== Sean Shrum http://www.shrum.net	[reply]

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Re: Re: stat-mode; numeric definitions
by S_Shrum (Pilgrim) on Jun 12, 2002 at 21:13 UTC

Looked the page over but maybe I am reading it wrong.

The value I am getting back from stat-mode is '33206'. Granted all my files (that I am looking at) are the same type and permission so this number is the same for all of them.

I didn't see anything on that page that showed how to break this number down (if it *can* be broken down) or what the value itself means.

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