Method Detail

• getRead

  boolean getRead()

  Describes if a certain class of users has read access to a file or directory.

  Read access is the capability to view the contents of a file, or to list the contents of a directory.

• getWrite

  boolean getWrite()

  Describes if a certain class of users has write access to a file or directory.

  Write access is the capability to modify or remove the contents of a file, or to add or remove files to/from a directory.

• getExecute

  boolean getExecute()

  Describes if a certain class of users has execute access to a file or directory.

  Execute access is the capability to run a file as a program; executing a directory doesn't really make sense, it's more like a traverse permission; for example, a user must have 'execute' access to the 'bin' directory in order to execute the 'ls' or 'cd' commands.