Marking file as executable on OSX using C (Carbon, standard C/C++)

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  •  06-09-2019
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Question

I'm looking for a way to programatically set the 'executable' bit on a file on OS X. I don't want to invoke 'chmod a+x' but I want the same effect as the chmod call. Any suggestions? A carbon API or any other C/C++ function would work...

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Solution

See chmod(2), e.g. http://www.manpagez.com/man/2/chmod/osx-10.4.php (I think it's unchanged in 10.5).

OTHER TIPS

There is a "chmod" C library call. Go to a terminal window and type "man 2 chmod".

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