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    25 

    26 package 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 

    38 public 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 }