os.lchflags() - os

             
The method lchflags() sets the flags of path to the numeric flags. This method does not follow symbolic links unlike chflags() method.


UF_NODUMP: Do not dump the file.
UF_IMMUTABLE: The file may not be changed.
UF_APPEND: The file may only be appended to.
UF_NOUNLINK: The file may not be renamed or deleted.
UF_OPAQUE: The directory is opaque when viewed through a union stack.
SF_ARCHIVED: The file may be archived.
SF_IMMUTABLE: The file may not be changed.
SF_APPEND: The file may only be appended to.
SF_NOUNLINK: The file may not be renamed or deleted.
SF_SNAPSHOT: The file is a snapshot file.

Syntax

os.lchflags(path, flags)

Example

#!/usr/bin/python

import os, sys

# Open a file
path = "/var/www/html/foo.txt"
fd = os.open( path, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREAT )

# Close opened file
os.close( fd )

# Now change the file flag.
ret = os.lchflags(path, os.UF_IMMUTABLE )

print "Changed file flag successfully!!"

Output / Return Value

When we run above program, it produces following result:


Changed file flag successfully!!

Limitations

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