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+/*
+ * Copyright 2007-2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Sun designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+ * by Sun in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara,
+ * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or
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+ */
+
+package java.nio.file.attribute;
+
+import java.util.Set;
+
+/**
+ * File attributes associated with files on file systems used by operating systems
+ * that implement the Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) family of
+ * standards.
+ *
+ * <p> The POSIX attributes of a file are retrieved using a {@link
+ * PosixFileAttributeView} by invoking its {@link
+ * PosixFileAttributeView#readAttributes readAttributes} method.
+ *
+ * @since 1.7
+ *
+ * @see Attributes#readPosixFileAttributes
+ */
+
+public interface PosixFileAttributes
+    extends BasicFileAttributes
+{
+    /**
+     * Returns the owner of the file.
+     *
+     * @return  The file owner
+     *
+     * @see PosixFileAttributeView#setOwner
+     */
+    UserPrincipal owner();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the group owner of the file.
+     *
+     * @return  The file group owner
+     *
+     * @see PosixFileAttributeView#setGroup
+     */
+    GroupPrincipal group();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the permissions of the file. The file permissions are returned
+     * as a set of {@link PosixFilePermission} elements. The returned set is a
+     * copy of the file permissions and is modifiable. This allows the result
+     * to be modified and passed to the {@link PosixFileAttributeView#setPermissions
+     * setPermissions} method to update the file's permissions.
+     *
+     * @return  The file permissions
+     *
+     * @see PosixFileAttributeView#setPermissions
+     */
+    Set<PosixFilePermission> permissions();
+}