FileMode in Go

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A FileMode represents a file's mode and permission bits. The bits have the same definition on all systems, so that information about files can be moved from one system to another portably. Not all bits apply to all systems. The only required bit is ModeDir for directories.

Go
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package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"log"
	"os"
)

func main() {
	fi, err := os.Lstat("some-filename")
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}

	fmt.Printf("permissions: %#o\n", fi.Mode().Perm()) // 0400, 0777, etc.
	switch mode := fi.Mode(); {
	case mode.IsRegular():
		fmt.Println("regular file")
	case mode.IsDir():
		fmt.Println("directory")
	case mode&os.ModeSymlink != 0:
		fmt.Println("symbolic link")
	case mode&os.ModeNamedPipe != 0:
		fmt.Println("named pipe")
	}
}