File Permissions on Deno.FileInfo
Hello. As a programming exercise I'm trying to convert a Decimal number into Octal and that Octal representation into a Unix File Permission representation (drwx-).
* I have a directory with the number
* I have a file with the number
Questions:
* Why does the first Octal number have 5 digits and the second one 6?
* I understand the meaning of the last 3 digits, but I don't understand the meaning of the
According to ChatGPT:
The leftmost digit represents the file type. It can have various values depending on the file type, such as:
0: Regular file
1: FIFO (named pipe)
2: Directory
3: Symbolic link
4: Socket
5: Block device
6: Character device
If that's true why is my directory giving me a mode of
* I have a directory with the number
16877 -> 40755* I have a file with the number
33188 -> 100644Questions:
* Why does the first Octal number have 5 digits and the second one 6?
* I understand the meaning of the last 3 digits, but I don't understand the meaning of the
40 and the 100. Should I interpret the number from right to left?According to ChatGPT:
The leftmost digit represents the file type. It can have various values depending on the file type, such as:
0: Regular file
1: FIFO (named pipe)
2: Directory
3: Symbolic link
4: Socket
5: Block device
6: Character device
If that's true why is my directory giving me a mode of
4 i.e. Socket and not 2 (Directory)?
