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package java.nio.file.attribute;

/**

 * Defines the flags for used by the flags component of an ACL {@link AclEntry

 * entry}.

 *

 * <p> In this release, this class does not define flags related to {@link

 * AclEntryType#AUDIT} and {@link AclEntryType#ALARM} entry types.

 *

 * @since 1.7

 */

public enum AclEntryFlag {

    /**

     * Can be placed on a directory and indicates that the ACL entry should be

     * added to each new non-directory file created.

     */

    FILE_INHERIT,

    /**

     * Can be placed on a directory and indicates that the ACL entry should be

     * added to each new directory created.

     */

    DIRECTORY_INHERIT,

    /**

     * Can be placed on a directory to indicate that the ACL entry should not

     * be placed on the newly created directory which is inheritable by

     * subdirectories of the created directory.

     */

    NO_PROPAGATE_INHERIT,

    /**

     * Can be placed on a directory but does not apply to the directory,

     * only to newly created files/directories as specified by the

     * {@link #FILE_INHERIT} and {@link #DIRECTORY_INHERIT} flags.

     */

    INHERIT_ONLY;

}