Yes, 0170000 and 0007777 are octal masks, the first for file types, the second for permissions. Here is the complete list of masks and constants from 'man 2 stat': 

  The following flags are defined for the st_mode field:

    S_IFMT     0170000   bitmask for the file type bitfields
    S_IFSOCK   0140000   socket
    S_IFLNK    0120000   symbolic link
    S_IFREG    0100000   regular file
    S_IFBLK    0060000   block device
    S_IFDIR    0040000   directory
    S_IFCHR    0020000   character device
    S_IFIFO    0010000   fifo
    S_ISUID    0004000   set UID bit
    S_ISGID    0002000   set GID bit (see below)
    S_ISVTX    0001000   sticky bit (see below)
    S_IRWXU    00700     mask for file owner permissions
    S_IRUSR    00400     owner has read permission
    S_IWUSR    00200     owner has write permission
    S_IXUSR    00100     owner has execute permission
    S_IRWXG    00070     mask for group permissions
    S_IRGRP    00040     group has read permission
    S_IWGRP    00020     group has write permission
    S_IXGRP    00010     group has execute permission
    S_IRWXO    00007     mask for permissions for others (not in group
+)
    S_IROTH    00004     others have read permission
    S_IWOTH    00002     others have write permisson
    S_IXOTH    00001     others have execute permission

[download]

Octal is the popular notation for these, because sets of permissions occupy three bits.

After Compline,
Zaxo

In reply to Re: Unix File Type with stat by Zaxo
in thread Unix File Type with stat by cxbast

Title:
Use:  <p> text here (a paragraph) </p>
and:  <code> code here </code>
to format your post, it's "PerlMonks-approved HTML":


  • Posts are HTML formatted. Put <p> </p> tags around your paragraphs. Put <code> </code> tags around your code and data!
  • Titles consisting of a single word are discouraged, and in most cases are disallowed outright.
  • Read Where should I post X? if you're not absolutely sure you're posting in the right place.
  • Please read these before you post! —
  • Posts may use any of the Perl Monks Approved HTML tags:
    a, abbr, b, big, blockquote, br, caption, center, col, colgroup, dd, del, details, div, dl, dt, em, font, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, hr, i, ins, li, ol, p, pre, readmore, small, span, spoiler, strike, strong, sub, summary, sup, table, tbody, td, tfoot, th, thead, tr, tt, u, ul, wbr
  • You may need to use entities for some characters, as follows. (Exception: Within code tags, you can put the characters literally.)
            For:     Use:
    & &amp;
    < &lt;
    > &gt;
    [ &#91;
    ] &#93;
  • Link using PerlMonks shortcuts! What shortcuts can I use for linking?
  • See Writeup Formatting Tips and other pages linked from there for more info.