Tag: #file-io

mode_t is a bitfield type in C that represents file permissions, including read, write, and execute permissions for the owner, group, and other classes. It provides symbolic constants to set and check these permissions. 2017-02-24

A FIFO is a special file that allows inter-process communication. The mkfifo system call creates a FIFO, enabling processes to read from and write to it. 2017-02-21