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25
26package java.nio.file.attribute;
27
28/**
29 * Defines the flags for used by the flags component of an ACL {@link AclEntry
30 * entry}.
31 *
32 * <p> In this release, this class does not define flags related to {@link
33 * AclEntryType#AUDIT} and {@link AclEntryType#ALARM} entry types.
34 *
35 * @since 1.7
36 */
37
38public enum AclEntryFlag {
39
40    /**
41     * Can be placed on a directory and indicates that the ACL entry should be
42     * added to each new non-directory file created.
43     */
44    FILE_INHERIT,
45
46    /**
47     * Can be placed on a directory and indicates that the ACL entry should be
48     * added to each new directory created.
49     */
50    DIRECTORY_INHERIT,
51
52    /**
53     * Can be placed on a directory to indicate that the ACL entry should not
54     * be placed on the newly created directory which is inheritable by
55     * subdirectories of the created directory.
56     */
57    NO_PROPAGATE_INHERIT,
58
59    /**
60     * Can be placed on a directory but does not apply to the directory,
61     * only to newly created files/directories as specified by the
62     * {@link #FILE_INHERIT} and {@link #DIRECTORY_INHERIT} flags.
63     */
64    INHERIT_ONLY;
65}
66