B.6 ChmodTask
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## B.6 ChmodTask

Sets the mode of a file or directory.

For more informations, see chmod in the PHP Manual.

Table B.7: Attributes

Name | Type | Description | Default | Required
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
`file` | `String` | The name of the file or directory. You either have to specify this attribute, or use a fileset. | n/a | Yes
`mode` | `String` | The new mode (octal) for the file. Specified in octal, even if the first digit is not a '0'. | n/a | Yes
`quiet` | `Boolean` | Set quiet mode, which suppresses warnings if `chmod()` fails | `false` | No
`failonerror` | `Boolean` | This flag means 'note errors to the output, but keep going' | `true` | No
`verbose` | `Boolean` | Give more information in error message in case of a failure | `true` | No

### B.6.1 Examples

    <chmod file="test.txt" mode="0755" />
    <chmod file="/home/test" mode="0775" />
    <chmod file="/home/test/mine.txt" mode="0500" verbose="true" />

### B.6.2 Supported Nested Tags

- `fileset`

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