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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 }
     66